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Address of the President and General Manager TylerTanner-President JonOxley-ManagerOrganizational ChartWorking Together with the U of LMeet the CouncilStudents’ Union Operations BusinessOperations Galileo’s TheZoo Staff NewEmployee-ShelleyTuff WelcomeBackKathyBroadheadQuality Initiative ProposalServices and Programs GradeAppeals HealthandDentalPlan ComputerAssistanceProgram E-mailStations TheStudents’UnionHandbook Recycling InformationforLandlordsandTenants ResidentialAct(RTA)Satellite Campuses CalgaryCampus EdmontonCampusSponsorship and Financial Assistance FinancialAssistance ClubFunding SponsorshipCommittees AlcoholAwarenessCommittee AlternativeTransportationCommittee DayCareActionCommittee FoodBankCommittee SchoolSpiritCommittee TheStrategicPlanningCommittee

Editor and designer:SusanCurtis-ExecutiveAssistant. Contributing writers: GeneralAssemblyRepresentatives,Students’Unionstaffmembers.Portrait photos:bydeJourdan’sPhoto.graphicsLtd.Campus and other photos:collectedfromtheUniversityofLethbridgeCRDCgalleryandothersbyTheStudents’Union.ThisisthesixthannualYearinReview.DeadlinesforsubmissionsareMarch�5th.Submissionsintheformofphotos,ideas,reportsandotherinformationarewelcome.CorrespondenceshouldbesenttoTheStudents’Union,RmSU�80,440�UniversityDrive,Lethbridge,ABT�K�M4,Attn:SusanCurtis-YearinReview.Ph:(40�)�29-250�;Fax:(40�)�29-2224;e-mailsusan.curtis@uleth.ca;visitourwebsiteatwww.ulsu.ca.©

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PRESIDENT

This“AYearinReview”bookletwillbestructuredabitdifferentlythanthatofpreviousyears.Itwillfocusprimar-ilyaroundsummarizingthisyear’sprojectsandincludethoughtsandrecommendationstofuturecouncilsfromthosecouncilmemberswhowriteoneachindividualinitia-tive.Thismethodmaytakeawayfromthetouchyfeelyaspectofpreviousreports;however,itcertainlymakesitaloteasierforanybodywhoasksthemselves“whatexactlydoestheStudents’Uniondo?”,tofindtheanswers.

OnbehalfoftheentireStudents’Union,wewouldliketothankanybodyandeverybodywhocontributedtothisyear’saccomplishments–bothlargeandsmall.Beitcouncil,staffmembers,volunteers,clubs,committees,pro-fessors,universitystaffandadministration,orwhomever.Thankyousoverymuch–wecouldn’thavedoneanythingwithoutyou. Written by Tyler Tanner - President.

GENERAL MANAGER

WhentheStudents’Unionmovedintoitsbrand-new“SUB”in�990,nobodywasthinkingaboutafuturewhentheSUwouldpayoffitsmortgage20yearsdowntheroad.Butthisyear,threeyearsearly,theSUispoisedtoeliminateits

mortgagepayments.Tothatend,thepastCouncilyearwasextremelyactiveontheplanningfront.

Councilfollowedthroughincompletingrenovationsto“Gali-leo’s”,theloungeatthenorth-endoftheSUBFoodCourt.Thisprojectwasinitiatedtwoyearspriorandincludedgal-lerywalls,expansionoftheSUServiceCentre,additionofafoodservicekioskandcreationofofficespace.

StudentCouncilformallysupportedareferendumtohaveSUBmortgagefundscommittedtotheUniversityofLeth-bridge’snewRegionalHealthandWellnessCentrefollow-ingtheMarch2007expirationoftheSUBmortgage.Thisreferendumpassedwithastrongmajorityandstudentswillsoonenjoyaccesstoapremierrecreationandinstructionfacilityrightoncampus.

Finally,Councilinitiatedaplanningprocesstodevelopalong-rangestrategicplanfortheStudents’Union.Thisplanwillprovideacontextaroundwhichtofitthenewideasandenergiesbroughtbyeachyear’sCouncilrenewal.

Fourverysignificantdevelopmentsoverthepastyearwillhavealastingimpactonmoststudents,whetherornottheyareawareoftheStudents’Union’smanyrolesoncampus:

�.ThecreationoftheQualityInitiativesPriorities providesimmediateandrealaccesstofunds

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createdbytuitionincreasesforspecificprogramsandbenefitsforstudents,including:emergencyaid,increasedsocialgatheringareas,increasedtravel/conferencefunding,andgreatlyexpandedscholarships.

2.ThelaunchoftheStudents’Union’s“not-for-profit”HealthandDentalPlanswillchannelmonieswhichhadgoneintoinsurancecompanyprofitsbackintoenhancedservicesandaStudentHealthPlanTrustFunddesignedtoreduceoreliminatefuturelevyincreases.

�.TheexpansionoftheCampusFoodBankthisyear,anddedicationofSUBspaceforthispurpose,willstabilizetheoperationsofthisveryrealneed.ThenewCouncilhasbackedthisupthroughthehiringofaFoodBankCoordinatortoestablishstandardsandpracticestosmoothoutoperations.

4.CommencementofaSUBCapitalrenewalplanwasapprovedinprinciplebytherecentCouncil,andthisyear’sCouncilwillbedevelopinganAr-chitecturalMasterPlantoeffectivelyrenovateandrenewtheSUB.

Notwithstandingalloftheabove,theStudents’Unioncon-tinuedtoprovideinnumerableservicesandrepresentationtostudents.TherewerearecordnumberofgradeappealshandledbyCouncilmembers,analltimerecordnumberof55ratifiedclubs;morestudentsandclubsusingSUBfacili-

ties;morestudentsfilingHealthandDentalclaims;greatlyincreasedtrafficintheZoo;morestudentemergencyas-sistanceprovided;morestudentsusingInternationalTravelInsuranceprovidedbySU;morestudentsusingtheSUHandbook,allhandledbythesamenumberofdedicatedstaffwhohavecollectivelyservedtheStudents’Unionfor44years.

MoststudentsgothroughtheirUniversityofLethbridgeex-periencewithoutbeingawareofthemanythingswhichtheStudents’Uniondoesontheircollectivebehalf,oronbehalfoftheirmanyfellowstudentswhosestudiesandcareersexperiencetemporarycrisis.Thisyearwasnoexception.PerhapstheStudents’Unionshouldbedoingabetterjobofpublicizingitsservicesandefforts.

ThepastCouncilyearsawanumberofinitiativescomplet-ed,andanumbersetinmotion.CouncilmembersbecamedirectlyinvolvedinthemanynegotiationsandeffortsittakestomaketheStudents’Unionworkonadailybasis.Somepitchedintohelprunourfrontdeskservicesandinformation.Otherscommittedthemselvestocleaningupthetwistedmoundsoftextinthenestofpolicies,plansandoperatingpracticeswhichmakeuptheStudents’Union.

Theyweremotivatedbylittlemorethantheirowncommit-menttofixingthingsupandleavingtheirworldalittlebitbetterthantheyfoundit.Theycameata“crossroads”timefortheStudents’Union,andtheywereincrediblysuccess-fulinweavingtheirvisiontogetherwithpastinitiativesandfutureneeds.Written by Jon Oxley - General Manager.

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VP Internal Affairs VP Academic President VP Administration

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WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE

TheStudents’Unionisconstantlystrivingtoimproveandbuilduponcurrentrelation-shipswiththeUniversityadministration,facultyandstaff.Onaregularbasisweworkhandinhandwithdifferentdepartmentsaroundcampustoensurethatweareasinformedaboutcurrentissuesaswecanbe.Ourprimaryfocusiscenteredaroundstudentsandourgoalistoimprovewaystoprovidefortheirneeds.Agoodworkingrelationshipbetweenthetwoofusisakeyfactorinmakingthishappen.SomeofthefieldswhichpromotepositiveinteractionsbetweentheStudents’UnionandtheUniver-sitydepartmentsarethroughtunnelpaintingapplications,theStudents’Uniongeneralelections,catering,ballroombookings,gradeappeals,committees,liabilityconcerns,events,universitypolicies,eventhroughbuildingmaintenance,caretakingandrenova-tions.

WevalueandrespecttheguidelinesandpoliciestheUniversityhasinplaceandwewillcontinuetodiscussandworkwithstudentissuesastheyarise.Welookforwardtoanevenbetteryearaheadofusaswecontinuetoofferthebestpossibleuniversityexperienceforourstudents.Written by Andrew Lunn - VP Internal Affairs.

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Tyler TannerPresident

4th year Bachelor of Arts and Science Economics Major

Dustin FullerVP Academic

3rd year Bachelor of Arts and Science Political Science and Philosophy Major

Andrew LunnVP Internal

5th year Bachelor of ManagementMarketing Major

Jason BladesVP Administration

4th year Bachelor of Arts and Science Political Science Major

JJ MachalskiDirectorManagement Rep

3rd year Bachelor of Management Accounting Major

Stephen HighamDirector Arts & Science Rep

3rd year Bachelor of Arts and Science Political Science & Native American Studies Major

Nafisa JadavjiArts & ScienceRep

4th Year Bachelor of Science

Ben HartFine Arts Rep

3rd year Bachelor of Fine Arts

Charlotte KingstonArts & ScienceRep

2nd year Bachelor of Arts and Science Biology & Political Science Major

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Kelly KennedyBoard of Governors Rep

3rd year Bachelor of Management

Nic BarkerArts & ScienceRep

3rd year Bachelor of Arts - Drama Major

Suzanne OlchaweckiHealth Sciences Rep

4th year Bachelor of Nursing

Gaurav SinghEducation Rep

Bachelor of Arts and Science.

Grant PaulResidence Rep

5th year, Bachelor of Science Kinesiology Major

Kent BettsArts & Science Rep

4th year Bachelor of Arts and SciencePolitical Science Major

Jason RumerEdmontonCampus Rep

4th year Bachelor of Science and Management - Co-op, Physics & Accounting Major

Talis JacobsenArts & Science Rep

4th year Bachelor of Arts and Science English Major

Mark HudsonCalgary Campus Rep

3rd year Bachelor ofManagement Marketing Major

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BUSINESS OPERATIONS

ThisyearintheStudents’Unionweundertookmanyadvancementsinourbusinessoperations.Theseimprove-mentsstartedinthesummerwithaconstructionprojectforthenorthendoflevel2intheStudents’UnionBuilding(SUB).Thisprojectcalledforthecreationofanartgallery/loungespaceandanofficeforLethbridgePublicInterestResearchGroup(LPIRG).TheserenovationsalsoincludedtheServiceCentreaswesuccessfullymadethestoremuchlargerandcustomerfriendly.Theareawastoppedoffwiththecreationofanewfoodkiosk-TeaCastle,andthepurchaseoftwonewphotocopiers.Notonlyhasthereno-vatedareabroughtinmorerevenuefortheStudents’Unionbutitalsocreatedaveryusableandaccessiblespaceforclubstowatchmoviesorholdsmallevents.

OverthesummertheStudent’sUnionenteredintocon-tractnegotiationswithseveralofourtenantsintheSUB.ThenegotiationswithSubwaywereverysuccessfulandshouldestablishanewbenchmarkforfuturenegotiationstomatch.NegotiationsalsotookplacewithCKXUfortheirlease.Untilthisyear,theMeliorist,CKXU,andLPIRG,wereunderthesamecontractasthecommercialtenantsintheSUB.Thiscontractwastooconstrainingforthenon-commercialoperationstherefore,BrianHeinrich,theStationManagerforCKXU,draftedanewnon-commercialleasewhichwillbeusedinthefuturehopefullybyallthenon-commercialtenants.

TheStudents’UnionBistrowaschangedbacktotheZoothisyearandsignificantrenovationsweredonetoimprove

theatmosphereandcustomerbase.HighlightsoftheyearintheZooincludetheTheoryofaDeadmanconcertandsignificantimprovementsinrevenuethathaveresultedinaslightlymoresuccessfulyearforthebottomlinethanlastyear.

GALILEO’S

TouchingonthenewlyrenovatedstudentspaceonLevel2oftheSUBearlierdoesn’tgiveitadequatejustice.Thespacepriorwasanill-usedareathatheldvideogamesandactedasaloungetypearea.Thisspacedegradedoverseveralyearsofnotbeingusedtoitsfullpotential.Renova-tionstothisareahavecreatedawelllitspaceforstudentartofallkinds,withagreatviewoftheUofLcampus.Thereisnowaviewfinderintheloungeandmanyspacestoquietlystudy,talkorrelax.Separatedfromthefoodcourtbyglassdoors,theareaisveryelegantandprovidesaveryniceroomforclubstobeabletoholdsemi-formaleventsonasmallscale.TheStudents’UnionmadeacallfornamesandafterbeingdebatedattheGeneralAssem-blythenameGalileo’swaschosen.ThisspaceopenedinOctoberandwillbeastudentfavouriteforyearstocome,especiallyformoviesandgameswiththedropbigscreen,videogameconnectionsandsuperbsoundsystem. Written by Jason Blades - VP Administration

THE ZOO

Oneofthefirstitemsonouragendathisyearwasto

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determinehowtochangeTheZoo(lastyearknownastheUnionBistroandBar)tomakeitaplacewherestudentswantedtobe.Giventhesignificantlossesitsufferedlastyearandthesubsequentattentionitgotduringcampaignperiod,weknewthatstudentscaredaboutthisandwantedsomethingdone.Aftergatheringinputfromnewcouncilmembersandvariousstudents,wedecidedthatwewantedmoreofapubatmospherethanarestaurantatmosphere;sofirstofall,werenameditbacktoTheZoo,designedanewlogo,purchasedsomeshwag,paintedahugegraffiti-stylemuralontheblankwallwithin,andinstalledanotherhugegraffiti-stylemuralintheentrancetotheSUBforadvertisingpurposes.Amongotherrenovations,weaddedsomehardwoodflooringandcoffeetablestocomplimentthenewleathercouchesandbigscreenTV’s,paintedthewalls,installedwoodblinds,reupholsteredthebooths,addedafoosballtableandanXboxgamingconsole,andimplementedMondaywingnights.MostofthiswascompletedinthesummermonthsandwascertainlywellreceivedbystudentsinSeptember.

The“newZoo”waschristenedinSeptemberwithacoupleofverywellattendedeventsincludingTheoryofaDead-manandthePaperRockScissorstournamentforfreetuitiononthegrandopeningday.

Withallofthisdone,thereisstillalongwaytogoastheZoostilllostagoodchunkofcoinbyyear-end.Eventhoughitwassignificantlylessthantheyearprior,futurecouncilscertainlyhavesomeworktodo. Written by Tyler Tanner - President

STAFF

JonOxley-General Manager

RandyOckerman-Bookkeeper / Service Centre Manager

SusanCurtis-Executive Assistant

ColleenVanRaalte-Operations Coordinator

ShelleyTuff-Administrative Assistant

KathyBroadhead-Health & Dental Plan Administrator

BenGiesbrecht- Food & Beverage Manager

PamelaMacLeod-Catering Coordinator

Part-timeStaff - Service Centre & The Zoo

ThestaffoftheStudents’Unionarefarandawaythemosthelpfulanddevotedpeoplewecouldfindtomakestudentlifebetter.ThefulltimestaffmembersmaketheStudents’Unionsuchagreatplacetoworkandplay.JonOxleyourGeneralManagerhasnotonlyprovidedmuchneededguid-anceondifficultissuesintheStudents’Unionthisyear,hisinsightandcommunitydevotionshowthroughinwaysthatbringallstudentsintheuniversityclosertogether.

Eachofourstaffmembersbringdifferentskillsandstrengthstoourorganization.SusanCurtis,ourExecutive

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AssistanthasprovidedmuchofthetechnicalsupportfortheStudents’Unionthisyearinthewayofwebsitedesignandimplementation,graphicdesign,agendaorganizationandminutetakingtoonlynameafew.ColleenVanRaalte,ourCommunicationsCoordinatorhasmadethemostcatchyposterandadvertisingcampaignsthiscampushasseenforquiteawhile.Rumorhasitthatshealsohascooltoysinherofficeandifyouasknicelyshewillloanthemtoyou.RandyOckerman,ourbookkeeperandServiceCentreManagerhasprovidedtheStudents’Unionwithmanygreatyearsofserviceandcontinuestodoanamazingjobmak-ingsurethatwedon’trunourselvesintothegroundandhelpsustobewisewithstudentdollars.OurHealthandDentalAdministratorthisyearwasKathyKlvacek.Kathyhandledtheplanwithmuchpoiseandpatience,asitisaverydemandingpositionespeciallyduringopt-out.Theopt-outperiodwasmademucheasierthisyearduetotheabilitiesandwillingnesstohelpofourreceptionist,ShelleyTuff.Shewasalwayswillingtotakeonextraresponsibilitiesduringthebusiestoftimesaroundtheofficeandalwayswithasmile.

OurZoooperations,headedbythedazzlingduoofBenGeisbrechtandPamelaMacLeodhaveseenthebegin-ningsofaremarkableturnaroundinourPub.Theirabil-itytoattractdifferenteventsonthe�rdleveloftheSUBhaveaddedtothestudentatmosphere.TheirexpertiseandknowledgeoftheLethbridgeartsandentertainmentscenewillbebeneficialforyearstocome.WeofcoursehavemanystudentsworkingfortheSUduringtheyearinvariouscapacities.SomeoftheseincludeZooCooksand

Servers,ServiceCentrestaffandDJservicesduringcaba-rets.Written by Jason Blades - VP Administration.

NEW EMPLOYEE - SHELLEY TUFF

MynameisShelleyTuffandIamthemostrecent(andmostdelightful)additiontotheStudents’Union.IamtheAdministrativeAssistant,whichmeansmineisthefirstfaceyouwillprobablyseeuponenteringtheSUoffice…forgivemeforthebadhairdays,theyarenumerous.

Ihavespentthelast�2yearsofmylifebeingaMomtomythreeboysandamstilladjustingtoworkingintherealworldanddealingwithadults(exceptforColleen,Susan,Kathy,Jon,Randy,well,you’vemetthemsoyouknowwhatI’mtalkingabout).Iamreallyenjoyingmyworkhere.Ilikeinteractingwiththestudentsandlearningnewthingsonadailybasis,andsomeofthequestionsI’maskedreallygetmymindreeling.IthasbeenanadventurethatIamreallyenjoying.Written by Shelley Tuff - Administrative Assistant.

WELCOME BACK KATHY BROADHEAD

TheStudents’UnionwouldliketowelcomebackKathyBroadheadafteraoneyearmaternityleave.KathyhasbeenourHealthandDentalplanAdministratorsinceJuly200�,excludingtheoneyearleave.Kathyhasagreatre-porewiththestudentbodyandwelookforwardtoworkingwithheragain.Written by Susan Curtis - Executive Assistant.

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QUALITY INITIATIVES PROPOSAL

Thisinitiativeconsumedalotofmytimethisyear.Thispro-posalsignalsamiddlegroundwithintuitionfeepoliticsandoscillatesaroundaphenomenonthathasplaguedstudentsforyears–maximumtuitionincreases.

Firstofall,we,theStudents’Union,requestedthattuitionfeesarenotraisedtothemaximumallowableincrease.StudentsinAlbertahavesufferedthroughrisingtuitionincreasesoverthelast�5yearsmorethananyotherprov-ince–weneedanddeserveabreak.Eachyear,wemakethisplea;andeachyear,weareheard,butignored.Thereasonthatthismoneyisneededisthatessentially,theUniversitymustincreasetuitiontothemaximumifwewantabalancedbudget.TheBoardofGovernorsarguesthatthisisindeedthecase.Asaresult,wehaverequestedthatiftheUniversitymustincreasetuitiontoitsmaximum,thenstudentsmustseemoretangibleresults.Ifwe’regoingtopaymore,wewanttoseemore.

TheQualityInitiativesProposalisonethatwillensurethatstudentsdirectlybenefitfromincreasesintuition.Essen-tially,�2%ofanyincreaseintuitionwillgotowardsinitia-tivesaimedatimprovingthequalityofcampuslifeandenhancingastudentsoverallexperienceattheUniversity.Sowherewillthemoneygo?Theseprioritiesareorwillbedeterminedbytheorganizationoncampuswhoknowswheremoneyforstudentsismostneeded,whoconnectwithhundredsofstudentsbothpersonallyandprofession-allyonadailybases–theStudents’Union.

ThankstothehardworkoftheSUStrategicPlanningCommitteethisyear,studentsformanyyearstocomewillnowhaveaccesstomoremoney–muchmoremoney.TheUniversityBoardofGovernorsmetonMarch23,2006and

approvednextyear’sbudget.Withinthat,theyapprovedabrandnewStudentInitiativesbudgetline.Asaresult,studentswillreceiveanadditional$�05,000inscholarshipsandbursaries.$67,500isbeingputtowardsupgradestotheStudents’UnionBuilding.A$60,000endowmentforundergraduatestudentswhoconductresearchintheirfield.$45,000isforneedsbasedfundingwhichwillbuildupinacoupleyearstocreateafoodbankendowmentfund.Also,$22,500willgotowardacademicenhancement.Thismon-eyisinadditiontoanyfundingofthepast.Furthermore,THESEAMOUNTSWILLDOUBLEtheyearafterthatandremainatthoselevelsascontinuousfundingforstudentswellintothefuture.

AcontributionofthismagnitudebytheBoardismorethanimpressive.Let’sfaceit,tuitionisaffordableforthemajor-ityofstudents.Nonetheless,therearemanystudentswhostrugglefinanciallyjusttostayafloat–andstayinschool.Theexceptionalamountofmoneyaimedathelpingthesestudentsonacontinuousbasisthroughbursariesandneeds-basedfundingwilleasetheirburdensignificantlyandallowthemtofocusmoreoftheireffortsonstudyingandgoingtoclassratherthanwonderingabouthowtheyaregoingtoeatforthenextweek,oradjustingtheirclassscheduletofittheirfull-timeworkschedule.Thismoneygoesalongway.Icouldcontinuetoexpresshoweachpor-tionoftheQualityInitiativesProposalwillbenefitstudents,buttobebrief,theyhavethepotentialtobedramaticineverycategory.

Ahugethanksgoesouttoadministrationfortheirsupportonthisandtheirsignaturesontheaccompanyingletterofunderstanding.Wemayneveragreeoncertainissuesliketuition,butwhenweworktogetherandfindamiddleground,greatthingscanhappenforstudents. Written by Tyler Tanner - President.

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GRADE APPEALS

Thegradeappealprocesscanbeaveryintimidatingpro-cedureforstudents,andoftenleavesmanyunansweredquestionsastowhatshouldbedonenext.TheStudents’Unionunderstandsthisandisheretoguidestudentsthroughthisprocess,addressinganyquestionsorconcernstheymayhave.ThisyearIhadroughly25casesonthegoandabout50studentswhocametomewithconcerns.Thisisasignificantincreasefromthepreviousyear.

Oneofmybiggestconcernswiththegradeappealprocessistheamountofworkoronusplacedonastudentwhowishestopursueagradeappeal.Iunderstandthatstu-dentsmustfollowpoliciesandprocedureswhenseekingthings,likeagradeappeal,butitisverydifficultforstu-dentstocommittoeachpolicyontopoffullcourseloadsandfull/parttimework.Iftheprocesswasalittlemoreac-commodatingIbelievemorestudentswouldseekagradeappealandnotbesodiscouraged.Written by Dustin Fuller VP Academic.

HEALTH AND DENTAL PLAN

TheStudents’UnionHealthandDentalPlanhascontinuedtogrowduringthe2005-2006schoolyearwithstudentsenrolledtotallingalmost3700.MoreandmorestudentsareembarkingonUniversitysponsoredinternationalexchang-es.Asaresult,wehavebeenabletoassistthoseontheplanbyeducatingthemregardingtravelinsurance,whichisincludedwiththeirhealthplan.Thishasbeenarealsellingpointforthosestudentsdecidingwhetherornottoopt-outoftheplaninSeptember,andithasbroughtmanystudentsintotheStudents’Unionofficethisyear.

Asinpastyears,weareconstantlylookingforwaystoimproveourinsurancecoveragewhilemaintainingthelowcostofbenefitsstudentscurrentlyenjoy.TheHealthPlancommitteewillmeetthissummeranddecidewhatbenefitswecanaddthatwillassiststudentsastheycontinuetoworktowardstheirdegrees.

Abig“thankyou”goesouttoourSUManager,JonOxley,whotookthetimetodealwithmanyhealthplanissuesthisyearwhileKathyBroadheadwasonMaternityleave.Written by Kathy Klvacek.

COMPUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

TheComputerAssistanceProgramhasbeendevelopedwiththepurposeofhelpingstudentswithminimalfinancialresourcesreceiveadesktopcomputer.Ourgoalistohelpstudentsenjoytheiruniversityexperiencebyreducingtheirstressload,andhavingtheresourcesavailabletoassisttheminreachingtheiracademicachievements.InitiativesliketheComputerAssistanceProgramdeliverassistancewhenneededandIgreatlyappreciatethesupportofJudySeleskiandWillNorthgravefromInformationTechnologyfordonatingthecomputers.

JudyandIwereabletoestablishthecriteriaregardingwhomayqualifyforacomputer,andwewanttoupholdtheintegrityofthisprogrambyensuringstudentsinneedwillbenefit.Sincethisisourtrialyearofoperation,weonlyhad�0computersavailable,butwehopetohavealargerinventoryfortheupcomingyear.TheComputer

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AssistanceProgramwaspartofmycampaignpromisedtoyou,andIamhappytoreportthatIwasabletofollowthrough.Written by Dustin Fuller - VP Academic.

E-MAIL STATIONS

TheStudents’Unionprovidesapproximately�2e-mailsta-tionsforstudentstousetochecktheirmailortobrowsetheinternet.TheyarelocatedonLevel2oftheStudents’UnionBuildingintheFoodCourtarea.

THE STUDENTS’ UNION HANDBOOK

Thisisaday-timercreatedbyourOperationsCoordinatoronanannualbasis.Thebookisnotonlyaday-timerbutalsoagreatresourceofpertinentinformationanduniversityrelateddeadlines.Thankstoadvertisersthisbookismadeavailabletoallstudentsfreeofcharge,alongwithawidevarietyofcoupons.

RECYCLING

TheUniversityofLethbridgepridesitselfinbeingforefrontinenvironmentalissuesandtheStudents’Unionisnoexception.ThecanandbottlerecyclingoncampuswasstartedbyStudents’Unionin�988.

In2005,theUofLpurchasedhundredsofbrightbluerecyclingbinswiththewords“RecycleandSupportStu-dentScholarships”ontheside.Thesebinscanbefoundthroughoutcampusandtheygatherover200,000empties

thatarerecycledintoScholarshipdollars.In2006,thiswillmeanmanythousandsofdollarsprovidedbacktostudents.

ThisRecyclingProgramisapartnershipbetweentheStu-dents’Union,theUofLandQuestSupportServices.Questprovidesactivelivingactivitiestohelphandicappedclientsmaintainusefulemploymentinthecommunity.Questisthekeytosuccessfuloperationofthisrecycling/scholarshipprogram.

Theongoingsuccessofthecampusrecyclingprogramiscontingentuponeveryoneusingitproperly-ie:onlyplacingrecyclablesintothebins,andnotgarbage.Thelong-rangegoaloftheprogramistocapturevirtuallyeveryemptywhichwassoldonthecampus,andwe’reonlyabouthalf-waythere. Written by Jon Oxley - General Manager.

INFORMATION FOR LANDLORDS AND TENANTS: RESIDENTIAL ACT (RTA)

TherehavebeenanumberofstudentconcernsbroughttomyattentionregardingtherightsofLandlordsandTenants.TheStudents’Unionhascurrentdocumentationavailabletoanyonewhohasquestionsorconcernsinthismatter.Knowledgeispoweranditisimportantforstudentstoknowtheirlegalrightssotheycanmakeastandagainstexploita-tion,whethertheyaretherenterortheLandlord.However,mostoftenstudentsaretherenterandcaneasilyfindthem-selvesinanunexpectedsituationasaresultofnotknowingthelegalitiesasexplainedintheRTA.ThisinformationislocatedatthebottomofourinformationrackintheStu-dents’Unionoffice,roomSU180.Written by Dustin Fuller VP Academic.

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CALGARY CAMPUS

The2005-2006schoolyearwasachallengingyeartostartoffastheCalgaryRepresentative.Priortorunningfortheposition,Iaskedwhattherolesanddutieswere,aswellaswhatotherrepshaddoneinthepast.Asitturnsout,IwasthefirstrepresentativefortheCalgarycampusinsome-timeasmypredecessorwasaskedtostepdownseveralmonthsearlierafteronlyservingacoupleofmonths.TheabsenceofSUrepresentationmeantthatmyStudentSupportCoordinator(DanaNate)hadtocompensateforanythingSUrelated.DanawastheonewhofacilitatedmuchoftheSUclericalresponsibilitiesaswellashandlinganyeventorinitiative.IntheendIwasnotsureofwhatwastobeexpectedofme,asIhadnothingtolookbackatandsoIdidagreatdealofresearchbeforeevenstartingthecampaigntofindoutwhatthecampuswanted.

OneofthechallengesthatIwastoldthatIwouldfacewasthefactthatmanyofthestudentsonthecampuswerecompletelyunawareoftheStudents’Union.Thefewstu-dentswhowereawareoftheSUthroughpaymentofunionfees,hadexpectationsoftheirrepthatwasoutsideoftheSU’sresponsibilitiesorpower.OneoftheseexpectationswastheimplementationofsomesortofU-Passtobepro-videdtostudentsforthepurposesofpartiallysubsidisingsomeofthepublictransitcosts.AlthoughIfeltthiswasagoodideaandanideathatotherrepshadcampaignedoninthepast,Ifoundoutthatitwasnotfeasibleforacampus

assmallasCalgary’s.Infact,thepushtogetCalgarytran-sittoprovideadiscountpasstoUofLstudentshasbeenontheagendasincethefoundingofthecampusitselfbyboththeSURepsaswellastheDirectorsoftheCampus,andallhavehadtheproblemresultingfromthecampus’ssatellitestatus.AfterlearningofthesefactsIsetforthonmycampaigntosimplystriveforgoalswhichwereaimedatfosteringstrongerrelationsbetweenallstudentsaswellasraisetheprofileoftheStudent’sUnion,ratherthanpromiseunobtainablegoalssuchaslowcostTransitPasses.

Shortlyafterwinningtheelection,IfoundoutthatLorneWilliams,thedirectoroftheCalgaryCampuswasresigningfromthatposttobecomeafull-timeinstructor.NotonlywasLornethedirectorbutinmanywayswasabigsupporteroftheCalgaryCampuscommunity.Thiswouldnotbelastoftheturnoversthatthecampuswouldtaketotheirstaff.AfterlessthenamonthDanaNateresignedherpositiontotakeupnewopportunitiesinanadvertisingcompany.ToensurethattheSUHeathandDentalPlanwouldcontinuetooperate,IhadtostepintoDana’sroleandcontinueprocessingclaimsandotherrelatedpaperwork.Althoughthepaperworkwasneverlargeorcomplex,theaddedresponsibilitydidtakeitstollonmeasIhadtoleaveworkearlyonmanyoccasionstomeetstudentsaboutconcerns.ThisconsumedagreatdealofmytimewhichIfeltIcouldhavedevotedtomymandate’soriginalobjectives.Iorigi-nallywantedtohaveatleast2lunchtimeeventsinthefirstsemester;intheendIcouldonlydoone.

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Initiatives and Events

MyfirsteventthatwasexclusivelyanSUinitiativewasapizzalunch.IhadorderedthepizzasandhadaroombookedforthelastSaturdayofOctober.SinceOctoberwasBreastCancerAwarenessmonth,IhadarrangedforstudentstofreelymakedonationstotheBreastCancerFoundationofCanada.JJMachalskiandKellyKennedycameupforthedaytoassistmeinthesetupanddeliverthedonatedpop.Intheendtheeventwasanoverallsuc-cessaswellasalearningexperience.Althoughordering27pizzaswasactuallycheaperthan24duetothefactthatIcouldtakeadvantageofabulkpurchase,IstillhadtoomanyasIhad5pizzasleftover.AlthoughIhadthehelpofbothJJandKellytosetuptheevent,Ididnothaveanyonetohelpmewiththecleanupafterwards.IalsofoundthatbecauseIhadaroombookedthatwasinabusyareaforUofLstudents,ithadtheoneproblemofbeingoccupiedbothbeforeandaftertheevent.ThismeantthatIhadtoaskthemorningclasstofinishearlybeforeIcouldsetupandwaituntilaftertheafternoonclasswasfinishedbeforeIcouldcleantheclassout.BeingasatellitecampusrentingspacefromSAIT,onehastofactorthatyoucan’talwaysgetthebestspaceforanevent.

BeingaMarketingMajorIchoosetomakecarefulobser-vationsaboutthepeoplewhocameandtheiropinionstoimproveanyfutureevents.Oneunfortunatethingwasthatthiseventdrewsomecynicismfromsomesegmentsof

studentsonthecampus.IronicallyitwasnarroweddowntothemorematureGenerationXwomenthathadthetendencytoeithersteerawayfromeitherdonatingorevenshowinguptotheeventaltogether.TothisdayIstilldon’tknowwhyitworkedoutthisway,butnearlyallthemenwhoshowedupfreelydonatedasdidtheyoungerfemales(GenerationY).MyobservationswerelaterconfirmedwhenoneoftheGenerationXwomen(whodidn’tknowthatIwastheorganizerfortheevent),mentionedtomeinclassthatshe“would never go to an event where the organizer was trying to appease and gain popularity with the women on campus and had no other personal stake in it”,whichwasanopinionthatwassharedbyherpeersinthegroup.Per-hapsforsome,linkinganeventtoacharitycanbeoddlycontroversial,whereastome,IchoosetodoitthiswayasIhadlostmyaunttocancer6yearsearlier.

ThelessonslearnedfromthePizzalunchledmetodomanyrevisionstothenextevent.AfterpouringthoughthestatsofthecampusIfoundthatwomenoutnumberedthemenmorethan2:�.Thisalsomeantthatthetasteswerenotsogearedtolargevolumesofgreasypizza,butrathersomethingthatwashealthierandhigherqualityratherthanquantity,soQuizinosSandwicheswouldcater.Otherrevi-sionsthatImadeweretohavearoomthatwasnotbookedforaclass,yetwerestillinahightrafficarea.IalsolinedupseveralvolunteersandaskedtheCMSSforanyassistancethattheycouldprovideme.Ialsochoosetoscrapanyintentionsofusingitasacharityfund-raiser.Theresult

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wasthatthiswasahighlysuccessfulevent,wehadnoleftovers,andmoreimportantlynocomplaints.

OthereventsthatIhadsomeinvolvementwithwereonessuchastheCalgaryManagementStudentSociety’s“MeettheDean”lunch.AlthoughIwasnotthemajorplayerinthisinitiativeIdidlendahandanddonatedthebeveragesonthebehalfoftheSU.Thiseventwasasuccessandwasagoodwaytowrapuptheschoolyear.Myonlycritiquesaboutthiswerethattherewastoomuchfoodanditwasdoneintoosmallaroominthewronglocation.However,Ifeelthatifitweredoneinamoreadvantageouslocation,morepeoplewouldhavebeenabletoshowupastheywouldhavebeenabletofindtheclassroomaswellashav-ingenoughspacetoaccommodatethem.Thisisanotherexampleofthechallengesfacedwiththerentedspaceofthesatellitecampus.

Future Initiatives

AnotherinitiativethatIhadhelpedtoinitiatewasatrialrunofafoodvoucherprogram,wherestudentsthatwereinneedofassistancecouldgetitintermsofvoucherstospendatSafeway.SincetheCalgarycampuslacksboththeroomandmanpowertohaveafullyoperationalfoodbank,asolutionthatinvolvesafluidcurrency-likesolutionisthelogicalsteptoassistingthestudents.Thisprogramwasimplementedaroundthetimethattuitionwasdue,

soitwasameasurethatprovidedtheassistancejustassomestudentsneededitmosttogetthroughashorttermmonitoryshortfall.Furtherdevelopmentoftheprogramistopromoteitasashorttermassistanceforstudentsratherthanalongtermone,andlimitsonhowmuchcanbeallocatedtoeachstudenthavealsobeenestablished.Studentswhoneedlongertermassistancewillhavetoseekexternalhelp,suchastheCalgaryfoodbankorgovernmentassistance,assupportingindividualstudentswithlongtermsubsidizingissimplynotfeasible,frombothanadministrativeandeconomicallyviableperspective.Anotherinitiativethatiscurrentlyonthedrawingboardisastudentbasedpseudomentor/protégéprogramme.Unlikethemaincampus,theCalgarycampusdoesnothaveasmanysocialeventsorevenplacestomeetotherstudentsoutsideoftheclassroom.Asaresultmoststudentsonlysocializeingroupprojectswithinclasses.ThedownsidetothisisthatstudentssocializeinahorizontalwaywheretheytalkamongstotherswhoareequallyexperiencedatUniver-sitymatters.ByusingNewStudentOrientation(NSO),topairrookiestudentswithmoreveteranones,newstudentswouldhavethechancetominglewithotherswhoaremorefamiliarwiththesystem.Veteranstudentscangiveadvicewithexams,classesandotheraspectsofacademicplan-ningfromadifferentperspectivefromthemoretraditionaluniversityadvisorrole.Inadditiontoadvice,thiswillalsofostermoresocialcohesivenessbetweendifferentstudentsofdifferentexperiencewithintheCalgarycampus.Written by Mark Hudson - Calgary Campus Rep.

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EDMONTON CAMPUS

I’mdelightedtoreportthatmyyearasEdmontonCampusRepresentativewasenjoyableandproductive.IfeelthatoverthecourseofthepastsevenmonthsstudentswerewellservedontheEdmontoncampusasIstrivedtooffertothemacomprehensiverangeofactivitiesandservices.

Someofthemorenotableservicesandeventsthatwereofferedthisyearare:

- Web siteTheestablishmentofwww.uofledmonton.com,asitededicatedtonetworking,communicatingande-commerceforEdmontoncampusstudents.Thissiteoffersstudentstheopportunitytobuyandsellusedbooks,stayuptodateonallcurrentevents,interactviaonlineforumsandgetallkindsofinfor-mationregardingthecampus.

-EventsTherewerealotofeventsthispastyear,including,fooddrives,toydrives,pubcrawls,hockeygames,therodeo,pizzalunchesandlobbySaturdayjusttonameafew.

-Committees and BoardsThispastyearIwasfortunatetoserveontheAl-bertaStudentsFinanceBoard,theEdmontonLand-lordandTenantAdvisoryBoard,andtheEdmontoncampusGraduationCommittee.

-Parking, Space and HoursInconsultationwiththeEdmontoncampusdirectorstudentswillseeincreasedstudentstudyspace,longercampushours,andincreasedavailabilityofparking.AllinitiativestobeimplementedSeptem-ber2007.

- Health and Dental PlanAswell,Iwasoftenbusyworkingwithstudentsinregardstotheadministrationofthehealthandden-talplanforEdmontoncampusstudents.

Astheyearcomestoaclose,I’mproudoftheworkthatwasdoneandthemanypeoplethathelpedmealongtheway.I’menthusiasticandexcitedabouttheupcomingyearasIwasre-electedtoservestudentsagaininthesameca-pacity.IintendtoputthesameenergyandeffortintonextyearasIdidthisone.Written by Jason Rumer - Edmonton Campus Rep.

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCETheSUparticipatesgreatlyinstudentassistancepro-grams.Wedonatemoneytovariouscausesthatarerunbythestudentsandtoothersexternaltothecampus.TheseincludegivingmoneytotheGraduateStudent’sSo-cietyfortheirevents,theLCIdrygradinhopesofpromot-ingtheUniversity,andvarioushumanitarianorganizations.Wegivemoneytovariousclubssothattheycanholdtheirevents,andwedonatetootherprogramssuchasartauc-tions.Wealsomadeafairnumberofdonationstocertainstudentswhoneededemergencyfundingassistance.ThisissomethingthattheSUhasrepeatedlydoneanditisimportantthatweareabletobetheretoprovidetheassis-tanceneededforstudents.

CLUB FUNDING

Lastyear,whenIwastoldthattherewasarecordnum-berofclubsoncampus,justover40,Iwasprettyover-whelmed.Thisyearwasnodifferent.Startingeveninthesummer,studentswerecomingtomeforhelpwithratifi-cation.Iwatchedtheclubapplicationspourinduringthefirstmonthandwasinitiallyalittlenervous,thinkingaboutapotentiallackinfunding.However,asweapproached40clubs,Irealizedthatthiswashugeinthefactthatit

showedthatstudentswanttobeapartofthisuniversity.Webroketherecordnumberofclubsagainwithover50thisyear.Therewerefundingissues,butwewereabletobringmoneyfromdifferentbudgetlinessothatwecouldaccommodatetherequests.ClubstookadvantageofallthegrantsintermsofStartUp,Matching,TravelandCon-ferencegrants.Therewasgreatparticipationamongtheclubsfordifferenteventsthatwereheld.EveryclubheldaneventthatrangedfromaSurfClubtriptoCalifornia,toBridgeDay,tovariouseventsheldintheZoo.TheclubsthisyearhavedoneafantasticjobintermsofrunningtheirclubsandmakingsurethattheyworkwellwiththeSU.Iampositivethatnextyearwillbeevenbiggerandthatclubswillbecomequitethepresenceoncampus.Written By Andrew Lunn - VP Internal Affairs.

SPONSORSHIP

In2005/2006theStudents’UnionoftheUniversityofLeth-bridgehostedorhelpedtoorganizeanumberofevents,aswellas,providedvariousservicesorspaceforstudentstouse.Someoftheseevents&/orprojectsarelistedbelowalongwiththeircorrespondingsponsors.Wewouldliketothankthemandalltheothersponsorsfortheirverygener-ousdonationsthroughouttheyear,wecouldn’thavedoneitwithoutthem.

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Anti-Racism Benefit - Culture ShockPruegger’sMusicdonatedallthesoundandequipmentfortheconcertintheevening.BestWesternprovidedhotelroomsFlexibilityLearningSystemTheMelioristKPMGCommunitySavingsTheUniversityofLethbridgeAdministrationBusinessDevelopmentBankSafewayLaBellaNotteRick’sGrillLethbridgeCityTransit

Warren Miller’s - Higher GroundResortsoftheCanadianRockiesBacksideToursBoarderlineAlpenlandSkiandSportsAscentCycleInfamousBoardShop

Galileo’s LoungeTheUniversityofLethbridgecapitalprojectsdonatedaprojectmanagertoaidintheconstruction.TheUniversityofLethbridgealsodonatedmoneyfortheconstructionofthelounge.

Health Care PackagesCampbell&Company

SU Food BankBDODunwoodyTrusteesInter-varsityChristianFellowship(IVCF)RotaractClubStudentdonationsResidencedonationsCommunitydonationsAnonymousdonations

Week of Welcome OldDutchEllisonMillsAtcoGasCompany

General SponsorshipEveryyeartheCoca-ColaCorporationdonatesasignificantamountofmoney&/orproductstotheStudents’Union.BillChapmanCoffeeCompanyZoomMedia

Written by JJ Machalski - Director.

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ALCOHOL AWARENESS COMMITTEE

TheAlcoholAwarenessCommittee(AAC)wasestablishedbytheUniversitycommunitytoraiseawarenessofissuesassociatedwiththeuseofalcohol.Thecommitteegathersits’membersfromtheStudents’Union,On-CampusHous-ing,AncillaryServices,RecreationServices,TheHealthCentre,InsuranceandRiskManagement,CampusSecuri-ty,facultyandstudents.ThegoalofAACistoeducatestu-dentsabouttheinfluencethatalcoholhasontheirlivesatbothapersonalandcampuscommunitylevel.Inadditiontoprovidinginformation,theAACresearchesandimple-mentsnon-alcoholactivities,givingstudentsanalternativeformofentertainment.

Throughthecourseofregularmeetings,itcametotheat-tentionoftheAACthattherewasadeficiencytotheCam-pusadvertisingpolicyinregardstoalcoholrelatedeventsandgeneraladvertisingoncampusforbothinternalandexternalgroups.Asaresult,anadvertisingsub-committeewasinitiatedtoaddresstheseconcernsandmakerecom-mendationstotheUniversityAdministrationofpossiblechanges.Itwasnotedthatanumberofadvertisingcon-cernsderivedfromclubsthatwereratifiedbytheStudents’Union.Unfortunatelyitwastoolateintheyeartodevelopandimplementthenewpolicies.NewpoliciesundertheUniversityAdministrationandproceduralchangesdevel-opedbytheStudents’Unionwillbeimplementedinthe2006/2007academicyear.

InsupportofNationalAddictionsAwarenessweek,theStu-dents’Unioncontributedadrunkdrivingsimulationactivity

thatgavestudentstheopportunitytofindoutwhatitwasliketodriveimpairedwhilesober.Studentsdroveagolfcartthroughasimpledrivingcourseoutlinedbypylonswhilewearing“BeerGoggles”,simulatingintoxicationofbloodalcoholwithlevelsrangingfrom0.17mg–0.20mgper100millilitersofblood.Topersonalizetheevent,pylonswerelabeledspouse,father,mother,sister,etc.representingalovedonethatcouldbeharmedorevenkilledwhenget-tinginthedriver’sseatwhileimpaired.Thisclassicactivityprovedtobeasuccessasitdrewahighlevelofparticipa-tionfromstudents.MediarepresentationwasalsopresenttoreportonthisactiontakenbytheStudents’Union.Laterthatday,AADAC,alongwithLethbridgeCityPolice,coor-dinatedamockcheckstop,distributingover500packagespromotingtheresponsibleuseofalcoholaswellasinfor-mationaboutalcoholanddrugabuse.

OtherUniversitydepartmentsalsoraisedAlcoholAware-nessinconjunctionwiththeirownpromotionalcampaignssuchastheTheHealthCentre’s“HealthPromotionandHarmReduction”campaign.Itkickedoffwithacarwrecktoremindstudentsoftheimportanceofseatbeltuseandtherisksofdrinkinganddriving.Goodiebagswerehandedoutthatincludedapamphletentitled“IfaFriendDrinksTooMuch”.Written by Colleen Van Raalte - Operations Coordinator.

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

TheAlternativeTransportationCommitteeaimstoeducatestudentsandcommunitymembersonthepositiveattributes

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ofAlternativeTransportationtothesingleoccupancyvehi-cle.Throughtranslatingthisknowledgeintoactionwestrivetoenhanceourcommunitiesenvironmentalsustainability.Specificactionsofthecommitteeincluded,sendingoutamasse-mail,makinguseofourwebsite,NoticeBoardadvertising,contactinginterestedpeopleatLCCinAppliedStudies,andofferingincentives.Alongtermgoal,istoestablishaU-PassatboththeCollegeandUniversitythatsendsoutamessagewithbuiltinsocialnorms,specificallytheenvironmentalbenefit.Nextyear,UofLstudentswillhave�5minutetransitserviceontwodesignatedroutes,whichisahugestepintherightdirection.ThereismuchmoreworkneededtobedoneandIamgladthatIamabletocontinuealongwiththisinitiativenextyear.Written by Dustin Fuller - VP Academic.

DAY CARE ACTION COMMITTEE

Duringthe2004-05schoolyearIbecameheavilyinvolvedwiththeDayCareActionCommittee(DAC).April2005DACappliedandreceived$7400fromLPIRGtoconductbothquantitativeandqualitativeresearchregardingtheneedforanon-campusdaycareattheUofL.Twoun-dergraduatestudentsfromtheUofLstudentswerehiredtoconducttheresearch,underthesupervisionofDr.SteveFrezaccaandDr.JanNewberryintheAnthropologyDepartment.Thestudentresearcherscomposedawrit-tensurvey,anonlinesurveyandconductedfacetofaceinterviewsinfocusgroups.InadditionresearchersreceivedapprovalfromtheHumanSubjectResearchCommittee.Theresearchwasextensiveandverywelldone.

Theresultsoftheresearchwereoverwhelming.9�%ofsurveyrespondentsfeltthatchildcarefacilitiesshouldbeavailableattheUofL.Surveyrespondentsalsosaidthattheywouldchoosetheon-campuschildcarefacilityovertheircurrentarrangement.Somedirectquotesfromfocusgroupsrespondents,indicatedthathavinganon-campusdaycarewould:“widentherangeofpeoplethatwouldat-tendtheUofL”,also,that“theUofLisgoingtoloseoutontherecruitmentandretentionofyoungwomenunlesswechangesomethings”.Otherfocusgroupparticipantsfeltthatlessthan50%ofwomeninacademiahavekidsbecauseit’salmostlikeoneortheother,youcan’tdoboth.Resultsfromtheresearchcanbeviewedathttp://people.uleth.ca/~dac/.

Aftercompletionoftheresearch,whichshowedanover-whelmingneedforadaycareoncampus,especiallyfromstudentsandfaculty,DACmetwithadministrationtosharetheirfindings.Atthissametimethecommitteewasex-pandedtoincludefacultyandstaff,inordertorepresentthemanydifferentgroupsoncampusthatareinneedofadaycare.InSeptember2005DACbegananawarenesscampaignoncampusandinthecommunitywhichincludedinformationtablesintheatrium,aletterwritingcampaign,aswellas,averywellattendeddayofactiononNovember24th.InJanuary2006TheUofLAdministrationreleasedafeasibilitystudyfocusingoncreatinganon-campusdaycareattheUofL.Written by Nafisa Jadavji - Arts and Sci-ence Rep.

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FOOD BANK COMMITTEE

TheFoodBankhasgrownalotthisyearfromwhatitwaswhenIfirsttooktheposition.TheFoodbankwaswellestablished,buttherewasashortageoffood.Thecom-mitteethatwasestablishedthisyearwasgreatinthatwewereabletomakestrongdecisionsandeveryonewassodedicatedtotheidea.

Thecommitteeorganizedtwoverysuccessfulfooddrivesinthefirstsemesteralone.ThefirstfooddriveinvolvedtheUofLfacultyandstaffandthesecondonewasacommu-nityfooddrive.Bothfooddriveswentamazinglywellandwereabletorestocktheshelves.

Inadditiontothese,theFoodBankhasreceivedquiteafewmonetarydonationsmadebybothuniversityprofessorsandbusinesseswithinthecommunity.Thesemonetarydonationshaveallowedustocontinuegivingfoodgiftcer-tificateswiththefoodhampers.

DuringthesecondsemesterthecommitteeevaluatedthecurrentstatusoftheFoodBankandwhatdirectionitshouldbegoinginthenextcoupleofyears.AtriptotheUniver-sityofAlbertacampuswastakenandwewereabletoseehowtheirfoodbankoperated.WeusedthisasatemplateandnowwecanbrainstormideasandcomeupwithsomedifferentwaystoimprovetheFoodBankontheUniversityofLethbridgecampus.Written by Nafisa Jadavji - Arts and Science Rep.

SCHOOL SPIRIT COMMITTEE

ThispastyearIhadtheprivilegeandhonourtobeapartoftheSchoolSpiritCommittee.Thiscommitteedidnotmeetonaregularbasis,rather,itsimplymetwhenspecialatten-tionwasneededforspecificevents.ThenamingprocessofthenewgymintheHealthandWellnessCentrewasonethattookgreatdeliberation.OneotherareawhichneededourattentionwastheStudents’Unionelectionsandhowtogeneratestudentinterestaroundcampus.

Meetingsprovedtobeheatedandyetatthesametime,entertaining.Whenwefirstmetwesaid,“whenwetalkaboutideasforanyoftheevents,noideaswillbeconsid-eredstupid,let’sjustthrowthemallonthetable”.Al-thoughIdobelievethattherewassomegrowththisyearinthefightagainstapathyoncampus,wetheGAneedtosomehowfindawaytobetterengagethestudentsintheactivitiesoncampus.Wewereentertaininganynewideasthatmightgenerateandfosterstudentinvolvementwhenitcomestoeventsoncampus.Thisprovedtobeamuchhardertaskthananticipated.Forexample,wefollowedallthecorrectprocedureswithregardstonamingthenewfit-nesscentreandGAstillendeduprescindingthemotion.ItwillnowgotonextyearsGAforthemtodecideonthenextcourseofaction.Ifelt“WitnesstheFitness”wasagoodnamethatreflectedthelightheartednatureofthestudentsoncampus,butapparentlyothersdidnot.Overall,Ibelievethatthiscommitteeservedits’purpose,howevernextyearitmightbeagoodideatohaveamoreregularscheduledmeetingplan,likeonceamonth.

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Itrulybelievethatweneedtotryandencouragemorestudentideasbecausethemorethoughtswehavethebet-ter.Tryingtofightapathyisadauntingtaskthesedays.Myintentionsarethatthelastlinebereadwithhumoureventhoughitisaseriousissuethatshouldbefoughtevery-day,nomatterhowoverwhelming.Written by Nic Barker - Arts and Science Rep.

THE STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Witheachpassingyear,theUniversityexperiencesanincreaseinstudentenrollment;wehavemoreandmorestudentstoservicemeaninganincreasingnumberofis-suesandscenariosfortheStudents’Uniontoconsider,andsubsequently,additionalworkforeachstaffmember,theExecutiveCouncil,andtheentireGeneralAssembly.Thusfar,theStudents’Unionhasdoneaphenomenaljobofcop-ing,andhasindeedaccomplishednumerousfeatsinrecentyears.Buttheinevitableisatstake;weareatapointwhereseriousconsiderationsmustbetakenintoaccountintunewiththisphenomenon–howarewetoproceedasanefficientandproductiveorganization?Wherehavethese‘growingpains’originated?Wemustexpand,butnotonlythat;wemustexpandintherightway–avoidingthesimple,band-aidsolutions.

Thisyear,theGeneralAssemblydeemeditnecessarytostrikeacommitteewhoseprimarypurposewastocreateaStudents’Unionstrategicplanforexpansion.Thisplantookintoaccounttheopinionsofeverystaffmember,theExecu-tiveCouncil,andtheentireGeneralAssembly;fromstaff

whohavebeenaroundfor�5+years,tocouncilmemberswithonlymonthsofexperience–allcriticismsweretreatedequally.IalsoinvitedarepresentativefromAlbertaCom-munityDevelopmenttohelpuswiththeprocessofdevel-opingthisplan.Anewfavoritequoteofminestatesthis,“ifyoudon’tknowwhereyou’regoing,anyroadwilltakeyouthere”.

Ichairedthiscommitteeandwethoughtitwouldbebesttomaketheplanaworkingdocument,meaningthateachnewcouncilhastheabilitytochangeitiftheyplease.Ithasbeentailoredtoallowfordeviationswithin,soastonotdiscredit,and/orlimit,anynewinitiativecomingforthfromincomingcouncilmembersyearafteryear.Ihopethisplanactsasaguidingframeworkinthefuturefromwhichanycouncilhastheoptiontopushasideorfollow.Iwouldhow-ever,encourageadherence,aseverygoalisanexpansionofeitherourvisionormissionstatements.Itshouldhelpbridgethegapbetweencouncils,makingforeasiertransi-tions,andgivingtheStudents’Unionmorefuturedirectionandavoidingsignificantinconsistenciesfromyeartoyear.Written by Tyler Tanner - President.

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS COMMITTEE

Thisyearwestartedtheprocessofmakingsomemuchneededupdatestotheconstitution,bylaws,andpoliciesoftheStudents’Union.However,there’sstillmuchtobedone.Forexample,theElectionsbylawwillneedtobeupdatedtoincludeonlinevoting.

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Mostofthechangesthatthe2005/06councilmadewereattemptsatcreatingcontinuityfromcounciltocouncil,asaresult,weintroducedthestrategicplan,andincludedthemissionandvisionstatementsinourconstitution.

Changes to the Constitution, Bylaws and Policies:

•Added‘FoodandDrinkinBallroom”Policy,whichdiscussescorkingfees,etc.

•AlteredtheconstitutiontoincludetheMissionandVisionStatements,andchangeConflictofInterestrulestopreventGeneralAssemblymembersfromholdingapositionwiththeSUforoneyearaftertheirTerm(previously,thisruleappliedtoExecutiveCouncilmemberonly)

•CreatedpolicyregardingtheStudent’sUnionStra-tegicPlan.

•AlteredtheDirectorsBylawtoallowanynon-ex-ecutivememberoftheGeneralAssemblymembertorunfortheDirectorPosition.

•Alteredeachexecutivebylawbyaddingastate-mentwhichallowsthemtotakeonotherresponsi-bilities,providedthattheonesoutlinedintheBylawsareprioritized.Thiswassimplyaclarifica-tion.

•AmendedtheCouncilobligationspolicy,reducingthemaximumnumberofclassesanexecutivemaytakebyone.Thisplaceslessstressonthe

executivesandallowsthemtofocusontheirre-sponsibilities.

•AddedaTuitionallowancebylaw,butalsoman-datedtheStudents’Uniontofindalternativemeansoffundingforthisallowancesoitdoesn’thavetocomefromthegeneraloperatingbudget(ie.Uni-versityadministration).ThisplaceslessstressontheExecutiveCouncilbyeliminatingtheneedforastudentloan. Written by Ben Hart - Fine Arts Rep.

COUNCIL RESTRUCTURING COMMITTEE

Heldduringthefirstweekofthespringsemester2006,theCouncilRestructuringCommitteewasestablishedtodealwithavarietyofongoingimportantissuesrelatingtothelit-eralstructureofthecouncil.Primarily,thiscommitteeaimedtoaddressissuesregardingdiversity/minorityrepresenta-tiononcouncil,theadministrationofexternalmatters,andtheissueofhonorariaincreasesortuitionallowances.

Eachofthesematterswerecertainlycontentiousaroundcouncilthisyear,thustheywerereferredtothiscommitteeforfurtherexaminationsothatinformedproposalscouldbebroughtforthtotheGeneralAssembly.Composedofallfourmembersofthe2005-2006ExecutiveCouncil,severalGeneralAssemblymembers,andrepresentativesfromvariousstudentgroups,thiscommitteespentseveraldaysdiscussingthesemattersandmetonatleastfourocca-sionsbeforereachinganydecisions.Thedebatewaslongandemotionalinmanyrespects.

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Beginningwiththeissueofminority/diversityrepresentationonthecouncil,manycommitteemembersfeltthatthelong-standingabsenceofproperethnic,women’s,internationalstudents’,andgayandlesbianrepresentationconstitutedasignificantproblemwhichmustbedealtwithbeforethecouncilcouldbetrulyrepresentative.However,thoseofthismindsetwereconfrontedbythosewhofeltthatthepurelyfacultybasedintegrityofthecouncilmustbemain-tainedinordertoupholdprinciplesofequalrepresentation.Giventhatthegroupsadvancedtoreceivediversityseatseachconstitutedaround�0%ofthestudentpopulationatthetime,andundertheargumentthattheirdailyneedsandpointsofviewwoulddivergefromthoseoftherestoftheirfaculty,thecommitteeeventuallyadvancedaproposalwhichwouldsee4newdiversitypositionscreated.Thesediversitypositionswerefor�)aboriginalstudents2)dis-abledstudents�)internationalstudentsand4)ageneraldiversitychair.

ThesegroupsweredeterminedtobeatadisadvantageontheUniversityofLethbridgecampusforavarietyofreasons;whichincluded,butwerenotlimitedto,socialstigmas,physicalbarriers,economic,social,andlanguagebarriersandlackoffundingfortheirrespectiveneeds.Withinstitutionalizedrepresentationfromthesegroupsthecommitteedeterminedthatcouncilwouldbebetterabletoservicetheirneeds.TheCouncilhoweverdidnotadopttheproposalsadvancedbythiscommittee.Councilmembersdivergedintheirreasonings,butsomeoftheargumentspresentedwerethattheallocationofdiversityseatswouldopena“Pandora’sbox”ofpotentiallydisadvantagedgroups

seekinginstitutionalizedrepresentation,andthatmovingawayfromthefacultymodelwouldcompromisethepu-rityofequalrepresentationforeverystudent.Inrebuttaltotheseargumentsitwaspointedoutthattheresidencerepresentative,aswellasothers,areabreakfromthisfacultymodelandthatthe“generaldiversity”representa-tiveproposedforthefourthrolewouldabsorbanysmallergroupsneedingadded,butnotcontinuous,representa-tionattimes.Moreover,itwasarguedthatfuturecouncilsshouldentertainthenotionoffurtherexpandingthecouncilifitcanbejustifiedthatgroupsoncampusarenotbeingproperlyrepresented.Yet,councilremainedunconvincedandtheproposalsfailedintheGeneralAssembly.

ThequestionofaddingthepositionofVPExternaltothecouncilsimilarlyfailed.Formonthssomeexecutivesarguedthatlobbying,bothattheprovincialandnationallevel,wasnotbeinggiventheconcentratedandfocusedattentionthatitdeserved.Giventhedivisionofconferenceattendancebetweenseveralcouncilmembers,patchedtogetherlobby-inginitiatives,andlackofimportantinputduringmeetingstwothingswereevident:weweretrying,butnotdoingaswellasweshouldbe.Whiletheadditionofanewexecu-tivetotakeonthisportfoliowasinlinewiththedecisionsofotherschools,andwasastraightforwardwaytotackletheproblem,itwasincrediblyexpensive.Itwasdetermined,intwoseparatecouncildecisions,thatthecostwouldnotbeworththebenefit.Bothtimesthisdecisionpassedbyaverysmallmarginandnobettervisionhasyettobesetforth.Throughthebetterandmorepreciseallocationoftheseactivitieswithinthecurrentexecutive,thiscommittee

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determinedthatitwouldbepossibletobetterperformthesedutieswithouttheincurredcost.

Third,thecommitteetackledtheissueofexecutivehono-rariareview.Determinedtobeeffective,andlesscostly,thiscouncildecidedinsteadtoreducethenumberofclassesexecutivescantakefrom�-2forVPsand2-�forthePresident.Thiswasdonebecausetheconcernwasthatthehonorariawasnotsufficientgiventhelongnum-berofhourstheexecutivecouncilputin.Moreover,tuitionallowancewasintroducedwhichwouldcoverthecostsofclassesforexecutives.WhilethepolicywasinitiallypaidoutoftheSU’sbudget,theintentionwas,dependingontheirwill,totransferthefundstoadministration,asisthecustomatmanyotheruniversities.

Finally,asaresultofthediscussionsregardingexternalportfolios,themandateofthedirectorswascalledintoquestion.Manyproposalswereadvancedsuchasreduc-ingtheroleofthedirectors,eliminatingthementirely,lettingthemactasclubscouncilors,etc.Yet,thefinaldecisionleftdirectorspositionstoberetainedintheircurrentform.

Tosummarize.

•Diversity:-4positions(Aboriginal,Disabled,International,andGeneral)wereadvancedbythecommitteebutfailedtopassinGeneralAssembly.

•External issues:VPExternaladvancedbythe

committeeasthebestoption,voteddownbytheGeneralAssembly.

•Honoraria:TuitionallowanceprovidedforExecu-tiveCouncilandDirectors,andclasslimitsreduceby�.

•Directors:Positionsexploredbutretainedintheirpriorform.Written by Charlotte Kingston - Arts and Science Rep.

STUDENT REPRESENTATION ON U OF L COMMITTEES

TheUniversityofLethbridgehasapproximately25commit-teeswheremembershipincludesastudentrepresentative.ThesecommitteesincludebutarenotlimitedtoGeneralFacultyCommittees,SenateCommittees,ArtsandScienceCommitteesandmanyothers.BecomingamemberofaUniversityofLethbridgecommitteeisaseriousresponsibil-ity,aswellasauniqueopportunitytospeakonbehalfofstudents.Membershipcanbetimeconsuming,yetreward-ingandexciting.Studentswhovolunteertositonthesecommitteesmeetfacultyandstafffromaroundthecampuswhocareasmuchaboutthisinstitutionasthestudentdoes.

EachcommitteeattheUniversityofLethbridgehavespecificrolesandresponsibilitiesfortheentireuniversity,thereforeattendanceandstudentinputisoftheutmostimportance.Written by Susan Curtis - Executive Assistant.

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS REPORT

BeingastudentmemberoftheBoardofGovernorsattheUniversityofLethbridgeduringthisyearhasbeenagreatexperiencetosaytheleast.Thelearningcurveissome-whatsteepforanewmember,andittookayearonSAITBoardofGovernorsformetoevengetagraspofwhatGovernanceis.

Continuityisthegreatestissuefacingstudentrepresenta-tionontheBoardofGovernors.Itwasmyhopethatmypreviousexperiencewouldhelptoalleviatethischronicproblem.RepresentationontheBoardofGovernorsismadeupofinternalandpublicmembersthatbringavarietyofperspectivesandinsightstothedecisionmakingpro-cess.AlthoughImayhavebeenastudent,andmostlikelytheyoungestmember,myvoiceasarepresentativeofthegreateststakeholderoftheUniversitywasheardandrespectedbyallmembersoftheBoard.

ThemembershipoftheBoardofGovernorsisfullofformerstudents,nowalumni,whodecidedtogivetheirtimebacktotheUniversity.ItiseasytoseetheprideBoardmem-bershaveforhisinstitutionwhilesittingaroundthetableatBoardmeetingsandsocialevents.IhaveonlybeenastudentandaBoardmemberoftheUniversityforayear,butIhavedevelopedagreatrespectforthisinstitution.ItismysincerehopethatIwillfindmyselfinapositiontogivebacktotheUniversityofLethbridgeinthefuture.

Thispositionseemstogouncontestedmostyearsinthegeneralelection.TheBoardofGovernorsisthegreatestforumastudenthastoencouragepositivechange,build

futurecontacts,andbeapartofdecisionmakingthataf-fectsall8,000UniversityofLethbridgestudents.Iwouldencourageanystudentwithaninterestinstudentissuestotakeadvantageofthisunparalleledopportunity.Written by Kelly Kennedy - Board of Governors Rep.

RESIDENCE REPORT

ThiswasagreatyearinresidenceandthemostrewardingexperienceI’veeverhadlivingoncampus.ItstartedwithbringingtogetheragreatgroupofResidenceAssistants(RAs)andsupportingstaffthatmademylifeandresponsi-bilitiesinfinitelyeasier.

Someofthemostoutstandinghighlightsthisyearwereourhighestattendedevents,ourcabs.WekickedofftheyearinSeptemberwithourHawaiianthemedwelcomebackcab,theKummoniwannalayaCabattheZoo.Wehadgreatattendanceanditwasagreatwaytogetover400ofour600,oncampusstudentsouttogethertosocializeandhaveagreattime.WefollowedthatupwithourfamousChristmasFormalCabattheLethbridgeLodge.Weovercamesomelastminutestressorswithtransportationtohaveagreatparty.TheLodgeprovidedafantasticmeal,whichisagreatbreakforthosecondemnedtocafeteriafoodfor8months.SoundsUnlimitedInc.helpedputononeofthebestdancesthatwe’veeverexperiencedwiththeOrganizationofResidenceStudents(ORS).

InthespringsemesterwereturnedtotheZooforourJanu-arycab,averysuccessfulwesternthemedparty.Itwas

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greattoseeeveryonegettingintothespiritofSouthernAl-berta,withthecowboyhats,andWrangler’s.Onceagain,myattemptstolearnhowtotwo-stepfailedmiserably.

Towrapupourseriesofcabs,weheldanOldVegasstyledCasinoCab,whereresidentsgottocomeout,playwithfakemoneyandgetachancetowinoneofapproximately�0prizesforatotalvalueofover$�500.Everyonewalkedawayfromthatnighthavinghadagreattimeanditcertain-lydidn’tdisappointthegraduatingstudentslikemyselfforafinalfarewelltoORS.

OneofthelargestinitiativesthatItookonastheORSPresidentthisyearwastoencouragestudentstogetoutandsupporttheUniversityofLethbridgeTheatreandPronghornAthletics.InOctoberalargecontingentofresi-dencesdescendeduponUniversityTheatreforaviewingofthehilariousproductionofVillageofIdiots.Itleftagreatimpressiononstudentsthatwouldhaveneverotherwiseattendedaplayhereandencouragedmanytocheckoutfutureproductions.InJanuaryItookalargegroupovertoNicolasSheranArenatocheerthewomen’shockeyteamtoavictoryovertheUniversityofReginaCougars.Thegirlsweregratefulforthesupportandputforthoneoftheirbesteffortsoftheseason.

FormuchofthefallsemesterresidencestudentssupportedtheFoodBankthroughdonationsinexchangeforattendingflooreventsandrezwideevents.Weproudlydonatedover600fooditemsinashortperiodoftimetotheStudents’UnionFoodBank.

OtherhighlightsoftheyearincludenolessthanahalfdozenflooreventstotheZooforwingnightsandhockeygames,headingofftowatchtheStampedersandEskimo’s,withnumeroustripstotheEnmaxCentretocheerontheHurricane’sinWesternHockeyLeagueaction.

ResidentsusedtheirvoiceinchoosingthenextORSEx-ecutive(thePresidentbeingtheGeneralAssemblyRep),withnearly60%voterturnoutintheSUelections.TheinvolvementonalllevelsbytheresidentsthisyearhasbeenoverwhelmingandI’dliketothankallofthispastyear’sRAsandtheSUstaffthatmadeitpossible.Written by Grant Paul - Residence Rep.

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COUNCIL OF ALBERTA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Byfar,thegreatestaccomplishmenttotheCouncilofAl-bertaUniversityStudents(CAUS)thisyearwastheAlbertabudgetreleasedinMarch.Budget2006featuredthelargestever,single-yearincreaseinAdvancedEducationspendingata�9percentincreaseof$�5�millionforatotalrecord-breakingbudgetof$2.2billion.Somehighlightsinclude$87millioninongoingfundingtokeeptuitionthisupcomingyearat2004-05levelsatpublic,post-secondaryinstitu-tions–continuingthecurrentsubsidizedtuitionfreeze;asixpercentannualincreaseinbaseoperatinggrants(from2006-07through2008-09),$273millionforpost-secondarycapitalprojectsthisyearand$1.1billionforthenextthreeyearsthroughAdvancedEducationwhichrepresentsanincreaseof$659million(146percent)overthe2005-08CapitalPlan.

AnotherexcitingnoteisthattheAlbertagovernmenthasspenttheentireyearreviewingthecurrentsystemofpost-secondaryeducation.TheycalledthistheALearningAlbertareview.Ithasindeedbeenallencompassinginclud-ingvariousseminars,forums,andcommitteeswithwhichstudentshavesoughtandobtainedrepresentationon.I,viaCAUS,havebeeninattendanceatmanyofthesegroupstoaddthestudent’sperspectivetotheongoingdebatesconcerningthethreepillarsofpost-secondaryeducationinAlberta:quality,accessibility,andaffordability.Amongmanyotherthings,weshouldsoonexpectanewAlbertatuitionpolicyasaresult.

Thegovernmentisheadingintherightdirectionwhenitcomestoreinvestinginpost-secondaryeducationgivenitshistoryofcutbacksinthemid-90’s.ThebestmechanismwehavetoinfluencepositivechangeatthispointisthroughCAUS.Workwiththisorganizationinthefuturetoensureinitiativesliketheseprogressandcontinue. Written by Tyler Tanner - President.

CANADIAN ALLIANCE OF STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATIONS

The2005-2006yearmarkedthetenthanniversaryoftheCanadianAllianceofStudents’Associations(CASA),andtheUniversityofLethbridgeStudents’Union(ULSU)wasproudtohaveparticipatedintheeffortsofCASAovertheyears.TheyearalsoprovedtobeaveryinterestingandchallengingoneforCASA,withtheConservativePartyformingthegovernmentforthefirsttimeinCASA’sexis-tence.

Ayearearlier,someStudents’UnioncouncilmembershadreservationsaboutourinvolvementwithCASA,andasubsequentvotekepttheULSUintheorganization,butonlybyasmallmargin.ItwasthusdecidedthattheULSUshouldmakeeveryefforttocontributetoCASA,andworkconsistentlyandthoroughlytomaximizeourmembershipintheorganization.ThismeantworkingtopromoteCASAoncampus,makingsurethattheStudents’Unionsentthesameindividualstomeetings,andnotdifferentindividualsatdifferentpointsthroughouttheyear,providingaconsis-tentvoicetorepresentstudentsattheUofL.

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VPAdministrationJasonBladesandPresidentTylerTannerwerethemainfiguresrepresentingtheUofLstudentsinCASA,withsomehelpfrommyselfsinceIhadtakenontheroleasCASAAmbassadorfortheUofL.

AttheUniversityofLethbridge,studentspartookinCASA’s“APictureWorth$�000”campaign,inwhichtheywereaskedtosubmitpicturesdepictingthestrugglesandchal-lengestheyfacedasstudents.TheUofLsubmittedthesecondlargestnumberofpicturesofanyschoolmemberinCASA.ThesephotographsweredisplayedintheStudents’UnionentrancefoyerforseveralweeksbeforetheyweredisplayedwiththepicturesofothermemberschoolsonParliamentHillinNovember.TheStudents’Unionheldabarbecuetocelebrateandgenerateawareness,forwhichseveralhundredstudentsturnedout.

JasonBlades,TylerTannerandmyselfallattendedtheNovemberconferenceinOttawa,duringwhichtheafore-mentionedrallytookplace,andinwhichrepresentativesfrommemberschoolsmetpersonallywithMP’stodiscussstudentissues.

Duringtheweekofourconference,theLiberalgovernment(stillinpoweratthetime)submittedamini-budget,whichmethalfofthedemandsofCASA’spolicies,andwereoftenwritteninCASA’sownwords!ThisgaveCASAanewgoalofpromotingthosecomponentsofthebudgettomembersoftheotherparties,ascircumstancessuggestedthatan

electionwouldbecalledsoon,andthemini-budgetwouldnotbeimplemented.

TheUofLStudents’UnionhasdevelopedastrongvoicewithinCASA.Studentshaveseen,andcanexpecttoseemoreresultsinthenextyear,asCASAworkswithanewgovernmentandwithnewchallenges.Written by Stephen Higham - Director.

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FEDERAL POLLING BOOTHS & ELECTIONS CANADA

IamexcitedtoannouncethattheUniversityofLethbridgehadfederalpollingboothsoncampusforthe2005/06FederalElection.ArleneAlbiez,theChiefReturningOfficerforElectionsCanadainLethbridge,andIdiscussedthelackofstudentparticipationinCanada’selectoralsystem.Isuggestedthattoalterthisfact,wecouldhaveFederalpoll-ingboothsoncampus,andsheagreed.WemadeallthearrangementsandsetthemupintheAtrium.Asaprelimi-narytothesewealsosetupearlyinformationandregistra-tionboothsforresidencestudents.Havingthisserviceoncampusmadeitmoreconvenientforstudentstovoteandgavethemgreaterincentivetoparticipate.

IwasabletoactastheYouthCommunityRelationsOf-ficerandtheDistrictReturningOfficerforthisriding.Iwasveryimpressedandsogratefulthatsomanystudentswholiveoncampuswereabletogetoutandcastaballot.TheresultsfromtheUniversityarebrokendownasfollows;outofthe254studentswhovoted,theConservativesreceived113votes,NDP80,Liberal29,Green27,Independent2,andCHP�. Written by Dustin Fuller - VP Academic.

FEDERAL CANDIDATES DEBATE

TheFederalCandidatesDebatetookplaceonJanuary�9,2006intheStudents’Unionballrooms.Thiseventwaswell

attendedbyawidevarietyofon-campusandoff-campuspeople.Educatedquestionsandcommentsmotivatedtheparticipationofthedebatewhichcontributedtoitshugesuccess.AbigthanksgoesouttoBrianHeinrichandEricLowwhowrotesuchthought-provokingquestions.TheCandidatesthoughttheywerebyfarthebestquestionstheyhavebeenaskedinthiselectionandpreviousde-bates.Andofcourseabigthanksgoesouttoapproximate-ly250-275students,faculty,staff,andcommunitymemberswhoattended.Lastly,thankstoallthecandidateswhowereabletomakeittothisevent,withoutthemtheshowwouldnothavegoneonandpeopleinthisriding,includingthosewholiveoncampus,mostlikelywouldnothavehadtheopportunitytoseetheircandidatesupcloseandinperson. Written by Dustin Fuller - VP Academic.

REFERENDUMS

TworeferendumswereheldinOctoberthisyear;eachofwhichsparkedconsiderabledebate.Inorderforareferen-dumtoevenbeconsidered,�0%ofthestudentpopulacemustvote.Weexperiencedabouta26%voterturnoutwhich,givenourhistory,isexceptional.

ThefirstquestionaskedifstudentsagreetoincreasetheCKXUstudentlevyfrom$3/student/semesterto$7/stu-dent/semester.Onthisquestion,studentsvoted‘no’byapproximatelytwo-thirdsmajority.Theoriginal$3levywasgrantedfromareferendum1996.

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TherationalbehindCKXUgoingtoreferendumwassotheycan;

•paythestationexecutiveadequately,whichwouldresultinthedevelopmentoflong-termstaffingsta-bilityofthestationandthesociety;

•havesomeadditionalrevenueforsundrypurposessuchasloanpaymentsetc.;

•havecashflowforotherexpensessuchasSOCANtariff,insurance,andbroadbandliabilitycoverage.

ThesecondquestionaskedifstudentswouldfinanciallysupporttheRegionalHealthandWellnessCentre.Thedebatefocusedaroundwhetherornotstudentsshouldhelpfinanceauniversitybuildingorwhetheritshouldbecompletelyfinancedbythegovernment–ie;taxpayers.Thestudentsvoted‘yes’byaboutatwo-thirdsmajority.OnebenefitoftheyesvoteintheWellnessCentrereferen-dumisthattheStudents’UniongetstonametheFitnessCentrewithin.Wetriedtonameitthisyear,butstudentsdidn’treallylikethenamecounciloriginallyapproved,soatthispoint,itremainsnameless.Nextyearscouncilshouldhavefunchoosinganothername.Written by Tyler Tanner President.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTRE

AsthepopulationwithinthecityofLethbridgeandsur-roundingareasincreasetherebecomesanincreasedneed

foraccessiblerecreationalfacilities.TheconstructionoftheHealthandWellnessCentredemonstratescommitmentfromthestudents,theuniversityandthecityinprovid-ingtheneededrecreationalfacilitiesrequiredtomeettheneedsofallmembersofthecommunity.

Studentsoftheuniversityhaveahistoryinsupportingcapitalprojectswithintheuniversity.Forexample,studentshavesupportedthedevelopmentoftheStudent’sUnionbuildingalongwiththeconstructionofthenewlibrary.InOctoberof2005areferendumwasheldwherestudentsvotedonwhethertore-allocatefundstowardsthedevelop-mentoftheHealthandWellnessCenter.Thereferendumwassuccessfulwith1148students(66.21%)votinginfavorofsupportingtheprojectbycontributingthirtydollarsperyearforfull-timestudentsandfifteendollarsperyearforpart-timestudents.Asaresulttheoverallcontributionfromthestudentswillamountto2.5millioninatenyearperiod.

TheHealthandWellnessCentreisatwolevelbuildingthatincludesatriplegymnasiumonthelowerlevel.Thegymna-siumcanaccommodatethreebasketballcourts,sixvol-leyballcourtsandtwelvebadmintoncourtswithretractableseatingforanestimated2000spectators.Inadditiontherewillbeanelevatedfourlaneindoorrunningtrack,climb-ingcenter,improvedfitnesscentre,sportsmedicineclinic,martialartsstudio,classrooms,foodservicefacilities,andexpandeddressingrooms.

TheHealthandWellnessCentrewillfocustheirservicesonfiveareas;education,training,competition,wellnessservicesandrecreationaluse.TheHealthandWellness

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CentrewillprovideservicesfornotonlythestaffandstudentsoftheuniversitybutalsoforthecommunityofLethbridgebasedonauserpaysystem.Variouscommu-nityandrecreationalteamswillbenefitfromtheservicesprovidedfromthewellnesscentrealongwiththeuniversitysportsteams.Furthermore,theuniversitywillbeabletofurthereducationandresearchopportunitiesinphysiology,biomechanicsandhumanperformancewiththeconstruc-tionofresearchlaboratorieswithintheHealthandWellnessCentre.

Asstudentswemusttakeanactiveroleandbeinvolvedinprojectsthatenhancecampusandthecommunity.TheconstructionoftheHealthandWellnessCentredemon-strateshowstudentscanbecomeinvolvedinuniversitydevelopmentprojectsthatbenefitboththecommunityandtheuniversity. Written by Suzanne Olchawecki, Health Sci-ences Rep.

THE STUDENTS’ UNION GENERAL ELECTION

LastyeartheUniversityofLethbrige’sprogrammingteamconsistingofEdPollardandJeffKingdevelopedaflawlessonlinevotingsystemspecificallyfortheStudents’Uniongeneralelections.Theprogramwasputinplacesoallstudentsattendingtheuniversitycouldvoteattheircon-venienceduringadesignatedfourdayperiod.April2006benchmarkedthesecondyearinarowfore-votewhichyieldedanalltimehighvoterparticipationof�0.5�%.Thisisbyfaroneofthemostsignificantmilestonesforstudentinvolvement.

Incombinationwiththeeversoslicke-votewealsoimple-mentedafewotherchangestosparktheinterestofstu-dentstonotonlyvotebuttorunasacandidate.Wesentamasse-mailtoallstudentsadvertisingthedatesandtimesofallaspectsoftheelectionprocess.Wealwaysdoalargeandinformativeposterrunbutquiteoftenthepostersarehiddenbeneathotheradvertisementsandwefoundthee-mailremidermuchmoreefficient.OurChiefReturningOfficerhostedtwoTownHallmeetingsforspeecheswithaquestionandanswerperiod,andtwootherTownHallmeet-ingsfordebates.Studentswhoattendedthesewerebothinterestedandpassionateaboutissuesthatwerevoiced.

Wealsohadthehighestcandidateparticipationthanwehavehadinmanyyears.Allinallbythetimetheelectionswerecompletedtherewasonlyonevacantposition,where-asinthepastwehavehadasmanyassixorseven.Therewillstillbeaby-electioninSeptemberforthevacantposi-tionsotheStudents’Unioncanoperatewithacomplete,wellinformedandmotivatedstudentcouncilfor2006/2007.Written by Susan Curtis - Executive Assistant.

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LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGN

TheUniversitiesLegacyofLeadershipCampaignwaslaunchedonNovember29th.ItbeganinCalgarywhereanindividualbythenameofAllanMarkindonated$�millionoutofhisownpockettotheUniversitytobeputtowardstheupcomingManagementandHealthSciencesbuilding.ThisisthelargestpersonaldonationintheUniversityofLethbridgehistory.WeallthencamedowntoLethbridgewhereweofficiallylaunchedthecampaignoncampusintheAtrium.Students,alumni,staff,faculty,administration,andmediawereinattendance.Thepurposeofthiscam-paignistoraise$20millionindonationsfromstakeholdersforthisUniversity.Wearealreadyat$�4millionsowehave$6milliontogo.

AsIspokeatvariouseventsduringthiscampaign,Ien-suredthatstudentsreceivedsignificantrecognitionforthecontributionstheyhavemadeinthepast,andthecontri-butionsinsupportoftheRegionalHealthandWellnessCentreinthefuture.StudentsdeservethisrecognitionandIhopemypredecessorscontinuetomakethisknownthroughouttheremainderofthiscampaign. Written by Tyler Tanner President.

WARM HEARTS, WARM MEALS CAMPAIGN (WITHTHELETHBRIDGECENTRE)

InthebeginningofOctober,TheLethbridgeCentreMalladministrationapproachedtheStudents’UnionforhelpwiththeirWarmHearts,WarmMealscampaign.Studentvolunteerssatatcollectionboothsinthemallandalsohelpedcanvasforfoodatlocalcommunityevents.Inre-

turnLethbridgeCentreequallydistributedallofthedonatedfoodtolocalfoodbanks.Thiswasmuchwelcomed,aswedesperatelyneededaboostinourfoodbankbothwithquantityandvariety.Written by Colleen Van Raalte - Op-erations Coordinator.

STUDENT’S’ UNION SPEAKER SERIES - AVI LEWIS

Canada’smostcontroversialandeloquentmediaperson-alityandGeminiAward-WinningBroadcaster,AviLewis,spoketostudentsabouttheirinfluenceandresponsibilityofglobalissues.Histopic“Students’oftheWorldUnite:You’veGotNothingToLosebutEverything”,encouragedstudentstoseetheirchallengesinthecontextoftheglobaleconomyandhowtorespondtotheunderlyingreasonsastowhystudentlifeisgettingharder.Avieasilycaptivatedstudentsatthisintimateaffairwithhischarismaandper-sonability,affordingstudentstherareopportunitytointeractwithhimonapersonallevel.

Studentswereamazedandinspired.AvireallydeliveredandwasnotafraidtocriticizetheUniversityofLethbridgefornotalreadyofferingandoperatinganotforprofitdaycarefacilityhereoncampus.Hiswordswerebothmotivat-ingandinsightfulthroughandthrough,andifanyonehastheopportunitytoseeAviLewisspeakIwouldnothesitatetorecommendthatyouattendsuchanevent.Abig“ThankYou”goesouttothosewhowereabletojoininonsuchanamazingevent.AvihastoldmethathewouldlovetocomebackherewitheitherhiswifeNaomiKleinorhisfatherSte-phenLewistospeaktotheUniversityoftheLethbridgeandLethbridgecommunity.SomethingfornextyearsVPAca-demictoconsider. Written by Dustin Fuller - VP Academic.

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EVENTS

Welcome Back Events

NewStudentOrientation(NSO)shiftedthisyear’snewandreturningstudentsintohighgearduringthefirstweekofschool.TheStudents’UniongreetedandwelcomedtheirnewmembersatNSObyprovidinginformationaboutservicesofferedbytheStudents’Union.Thiswastheperfecttimetoinformstudentsaboutthegreatactivitiesandeventsplannedfortheminthecomingweeks.TopromotetheStudentHealthandDentalPlan,informationpackages,whichincludeditemssuchasatoothbrush,firstaidkitandhandlotion,weredistributedtostudents.HealthPlanbrochuresandopt-optformswerealsoincludedwiththesepackagestoencouragestudentstobecomewellinformedaboutthebenefitsofthestudentHealthandDentalPlan.

Tokickoffthefun,studentsattendedthealways-anticipatedBeergardensattheTheZoo,givingstudentstheopportunitytocatchupwitholdfriends.Nextcamethe“Chew&Brew”BBQofferingstudentsaburgerandabeveragefor$�.WeekofWelcomeconcludedwhenover500studentsexperiencedTheoryofaDeadman,liveinconcert,astheypromotedtheirGasolinetour.GuestbandsincludedTupeloHoneyandRetrograde.

Paper, Rock, Scissors Tournament I

ThefirstPaper,RockScissorsTournamenthostedthreesoliddaysoftournamenteliminationactionas128studentssetoffthrougheliminationroundstodeterminewhowouldbethefirstPaper,Rock,ScissorsTournamentChampion.Totakepartintheactionstudentssimplyhadtosignup.Oncethetournamentspaceswerefull,studentsstillhadanopportu-nitytoparticipatebyfillinginforno-shows.ThewinnerofthePaper,Rock,ScissorsTournamentwononesemesteroffreetuition(toamaximumof$�000).Thiseventwaswellattendedanddrewplentyofmediaattention,evenmakingtheMaclean’sMagazine’swhat’shotlistfortheUniversityofLethbridge.

The Zoo Grand Opening

AfteroneyearasTheUnionBistroandBar,thecampuspubrevertedbacktoit’soriginalprogrammingandwasonceagainknowasTheZoo.AgrandopeningwasheldinconjunctionwiththePaper,Rock,Scissorstournamentfinaltogivethestudentsatasteofwhattheycouldexpectfromtheirstudentpubintheyeartocome.Thisnightcateredtothestu-dentbudgetasitincludedfoodandbeveragespecialswithmanyprizesgivenaway.

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Hockey Night in the Zoo - First Night

Duringthe2004/2005hockeyseason,fanssufferedthroughoneofthelongesthockeydroughtsinCanadianhistory.In2005/2006theNHLstrikewasfinallyoverandthenewseasonhadbegun.Studentsweremorethanexcitedthathockeywasback.TheZootappedintothisexcitementandamplifiedtheseason’sopeningbyoffering15-centWingNightandextendedhappyhourpricestothreenightsinsteadofone.Wednesday,October5,2006wasagreatday,asstudentswerefloodingtoTheZootocatchaglimpseoftheaction,enjoyingthegamesontwonewbigscreenTVs.

Theme Nights

Toheightenschoolspiritandencouragestudentstocometotheircampuspub,theStudents’Uniondevelopedthemenights.Thisyear’scouncilhadwantedtocreateamorecasualfeel.TwosofaloungeswereincorporatedinTheZoo’sdecorthatincludedtwobigscreenTVs.WiththesetwobigscreenTVs,TheZoowasabletoofferstudentsmoresportsorientedthemenightsinadditiontogreatmenuspecialsthatwerehardtoresist.

MondayNightFootballboastedofunlimited15-centwingswiththepurchaseofadrink.AtTuesday’sClubsNight,ratifiedclubmemberscouldreceivea�0%discountoftheirtotalfoodpurchaseiftheybrought�0oftheirmembersandspentover$50.Afurtherincentiveofa$�00donationtowardstheirclubwaspresented,iftheytookadvantageofthisoffersixormoretimes.Wednesday’sLadiesNightoffereddiscountsonspecialtydrinksandfoodplatters.Thursday’sHockeyNightcontributedhappyhourspecialsallnightinsupportofCanada’sfavoritesport.Friday’sStudentAppreciationDayhelpstudentsoutwiththeirdiminishingbudgetswhenstudentscouldgetafreesliceofpizzawithapurchaseofadrinkafter�pm.

MostofthesethemenightseithermetorexceededthelevelsofexpectationswiththeexceptionofClubsNight.Surpris-ingly,withover50clubs,studentswerewherenotinterestedintakingadvantageofthispromotion.IntheSpringsemesterthisnightwasreplacebyGamesNightwherestudentscouldentercompetitionssuchaspoolandfoosballtournamentstowinmoneyandenjoyallyoucaneatpastaforonly$7.

Matt Mays and El Torpedo Live in Concert

Thiscountry-rockbandgavestudentsagreatshowatTheZoointheFallSemester.TheyhadrecentlybeenlaunchedintothemusiclimelightwiththeirnewreleasesCocaineCowgirlandOnTheHoodhittingthelocaltopthirtycharts.Unfor-tunatelystudentsmissedoutonthisgreatshowaseventplannersdidnotanticipatealowturnout.OurlocalAgriculturalClub,TheAggies,wasagreattargetmarketforthispresentation.AfterhavingTheAggiescabaretthenightprevious,wehadhopedtocapitalizeontheeventandcontinuethefestivitiesintotheweekend.

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Halloween Cab

MedievalKnightwasthethemeforthistraditionaleventandwaswellreceived.StudentshadfundressingupandprizeswereawardedfortheBestMedievalCostumes.ThiseventwasalsoagreattimetocollectfortheCampusFoodBankasstudentshadtodonateanon-perishablefooditemorcontribute$2asanentryfee.

Kraft Dinner Lunch Debate

Freelunchwasofferedtostudentswhiletheyattendedaroundtablediscussionregardingstudentissues.Councilbroughtthisinitiativeforthasameanstodeveloprelationshipsandtobecomemoreintunetotheneedsofthestudentbody.Thefirstfeweventswereverysuccessfulbutslowlyattendancereducedasthesemestercontinued.KDlunchwasstillcontinuedintothenewsemesterbutwaseventuallycancelledduetolackofinterest.

Anti-Racism Benefit - Culture Shock

CultureShockdaywasaneventconceptualizedbyWorldCanadaYouthparticipant,GarrettVanDusenandcoordinatedbytheStudents’Union.This�2-hour,three-parteventincludedinspirationalguestspeakerswithlocalandnationalmusi-caltalentsfromAlbertaandOntario.Speakersapproachedthesubjectofracism,educatingandmotivatingpeopletobetterthecommunitiestheylivedin,whilemusiciansandotherartistexpressedtheirarttobearwitnesstotheculturaldi-versityofCanada.PartonewasheldintheAtriumasUofLPresidentBillCadeopenedtheeventandLethbridgeMayorBobTarleckintroducedourkeynotespeakerandhostChristopherPrince.AfricanandGuatemalandancers,aswellasNativesingers,performedfortheUniversitycommunityandtwolocaljuniorhighschools,whichwerebroughtinbyLeth-bridgeTransit.Parttwowasacontinuationoftheeventwithmorespeakersandliveperformancesfromlocaltalent.Duetolackofinterestthispartoftheeventwascancelledatthelastminute,muchtothedisappointmentoforganizersandperformers.PartThreewasthehighlightofCultureShockasithostedDJ’sandbandsshowcasingavarietyofgenresfromrock,torap,tohip-hop.

Ender Bender

TheEnderBendercab,startingatnoon,celebratesthelastdayofclassfortheyearandalsosetsthestageforaPre-NewYear’sEveparty.LivemusicfrombandslikeSophmoreJakes,TheTurncoats,andRedrockRebelliontooktothestageearlyafternoon.Toonienightwasineffectasstudentspaidacoverchargebutalsobenefitedfromthefoodanddrinkspecials.

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Alcohol Awareness - Drunk Driving Simulation

InsupportofNationalAddictionsAwarenessWeek,studentsweregiventheopportunitytofindoutwhatitwasliketodriveimpairedwhilesober.Studentshadachancetorideagolfcartwhilewearingbeergogglesthatdistortedvisiontosimu-lateintoxicationundertheinfluenceofalcohol.Asimpledrivingcoursewasoutlinedbypylonsandincludedanumberoftrafficsigns.Pylonsweremeanttorepresentalovedone,eachlabeledasspouse,father,mother,sister,etc.

Warren Miller Ski Film - Higher Ground

IncollaborationwiththeDescentSkiandSnowboardingclubtheStudents’UnionbroughtinWarrenMiller’s–HigherGroundtoTheZoo.AtradeshowwasdevelopedwithResortsoftheCanadianRockiesandBacksidetourscontributing.Prizestotaled$�200aslocalskishopsdonatedavarietyofprizes.ThegrandprizewasatripfortwotoKimberlyfortwonightsaccommodations.BacksideToursdonatedtheseatsonthebuswhichManagementStudentSocietyhadchar-tered.ThiseventwasasuccessduetotheinitiativesofDescentSkiandSnowboardingclub.Theycontributedbysellingticketsandpromotingthiseventtofellowclubmembersandfriends.TheyalsobroughtinalocalbandcalledRockyFortunetocontinuewiththefestivitiesafterfilm.ThevenueforHigherGroundwasperfect.Ahighqualityprojectionscreenwasusedforthevisualswhilethesoundwaschanneledthroughaprofessionalsoundsystemtobeusedlaterbytheband.Thefilmwasloudenoughtoeasilydrownouttheenergizedcheeringofthe200onlookersastheyanticipatedthenewskiseason.

Welcome Back Cab

Morelivebandsgreetedthestudentsbacktoschoolinthenewyear.EntertainmentthistimewasprovidedbylocalbandsTexasFloodand2CubicFeet.Doorsopenedat7pmforaneveningshowandtooniespecialswereineffectwitha$�covercharge.

Federal Elections Forum and Celebration at the Zoo

Anallcandidatesforumwasheldinourballroomswherelocalcandidatesgottheirchancetogainstudentvotesastheyfocusedonpost-secondaryeducationandotherissuesimportanttostudents.Theforumwasbroadcastedliveoncam-pus-communityradiostation,CKXU88.�FM.Membersfromthecommunitywereencouragedtoparticipateaswell.

TheStudents’UnionwasinclosecommunicationswithElectionsCanadathisyear,offeringpollingstationsforUofLresi-dencestudentsforthefirsttime.Thisincreasevoterturnoutforresidencestudentswasanalltimehigh.

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Astheelectionresultswererollingin,TheZooturnedonitsTVsandwerecelebratingtheelectionevent.PodiumsweresetupforanyonewhowantedtomakestatementsaboutCanadianpoliticsortoparticipateinmockdebateswithfriends.ThiseventwasheldinconjunctionwiththePoliticalScienceClubwhomadethisnightasuccess.

Paper Rock, Scissors Tournament II

ThesecondPaper,Rock,ScissorsTournamentwasheldinTheZoo,givingstudentsanotheropportunitytowinase-mesteroffreetuition.Thetournamentworkedthesameasitdidintheprevioussemester.Studentshadcaughtontothiseventfromlastsemesterandwenotedtheincreaseininterestwhenallthespotswherefilledbeforethetournamentstarted.Unfortunately,studentsalsolearnedthattheyonlyneededtoattendattheirallottedtimeslots,leadingtoade-creaseinbusinessascomparedtothelasttournament.

Students’ Union Test Bank Drive

TheStudents’Unionhasoldassignments,andexamsthatyoucanlookthroughandphotocopy,ortoaccesson-line.TheTestBankcanbeusedasastudyaidtohelpstudentsfindoutwhatprofessorstestsarelikeaswellaswhattypeofques-tionsaretobeexpected.Thevarietyofexamsonhandaredeterminedbywhatisdonatedbystudents.Togathermoreresources,theStudents’Unionheldatestbankdrivetoincreasetheirinventoryandforeachtestsubmitted,oneballotwasgivetoenterinadrawtowinaCokeDinerJukeBox.

St. Patrick’s Day

OnMarch17th,GreenbeerwasontapatTheZooforSt.Patrick’sDay.Inkeepingwithtradition,Patronscelebratedintruespiritbydressingup.Drinkandfoodspecialswhereavailableandprizeswereawardedtothebestdressedlep-rechaunandownerofthetallesthat.St.Patrick’sDaycelebrationswereinfullswingbythetimetheStudents’UnionGeneralElectionsresultsweremadepublicandannouncedliveatTheZoo.

Last Class Bash

TheendtheyearwascelebratedbytheStudents’UnionannualLastClassBash–thebiggestpartyoftheyear.Thisyearprovednodifferentasstudentscameoutinrecordnumberstosupporttheirstudentpub.TheStudents’Union,theCouncil,anditsstafffeltitwasimportanttocatertotheaveragestudent.ThesuccessofLastClassBashconfirmsthatthisyear’sprogrammingwasastepintherightdirection.Written by Colleen Van Raalte - Operations Coordinator.

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CLUBS

ClubsareanintegralpartoftheUniversityCommunitywithcombinedmembershipconsistingofmorethanhalfofthestudentpopulation.GrowingenrollmentattheUniversityalsomeansanincreaseinthenumberofdifferentclubsofferedtostudents.Thisyearwehadarecorderbreakingnumberof54activeratifiedclubs.OnceaclubhasbeenratifiedbytheGeneralAssemblyeachclubisrequiredtosendoneexecutiveclubmembertoamonthlyStudents’UnionClubCouncilmeeting.Atthismeetingthingsofinter-estarediscussedsuchasclubreports,eventsandactivi-ties,aswellasapplicationsforfundingfromtheStudents’Union.BeingaratifiedclubnotonlyqualifiesthemforfundingbutalsoforfreeBallroomrental,AtriumrentalandtheopportunitytohostacabaretintheZoo.Thishasbeenagreatyearforclubsandwelookforwardto2006/2007.Written by Susan Curtis - Executive Assistant.

RATIFIED CLUBS OF 2005/2006

AgriculturalStudentsSociety:Providesanatmosphereforindividualsinvolvedwithagricultureorinterestedinagricul-turetomeetotherswithsimilarbackgroundsandinterests.

AmnestyInternationalClub:WorkingtofurtherthecausesofAmnestyInternationalbyhelpingto“preventviolationsofpeople’sfundamentalcivilandpoliticalhumanrightsbygovernmentandoppositiongroups”,throughtheformationandencouragementofactivitiesattheUniversityofLeth-bridgecampus.

AnthropologyClub:Adynamicsocialgroupoffriendly,so-cialanddiverseinterests.Weencourageinput,participa-tionandcontinuityinalong-standingacademicpartnershipwiththecommunity.Intendedprimarilyasasocialclubweencourageandwelcomeallnewmembers’inputanddirec-tion.Havesomefun,whydon’tyou?

ApprenticeshipforHumanity:Servingasamediumbe-tweentheschoolandcommunity,AFHgivesstudentsop-portunitiestovolunteerandbeactiveinthecommunity.

ArchaeologyClub:Agreatwaytogetinvolvedinthegrow-ingarchaeologicalcommunityinLethbridgewitheventslikemovienights,barbecues,fieldtrips,lecturesandconfer-ences.FromIndianaJonestoAncientIsrael,theArchae-ologyClubistheplacetomeetpeoplefromalldifferentbackgroundswhoshareacommoninterestinarchaeologyandourmaterialpast.

ArtSociety:AclubsetupattheUniversityofLethbridgededicatedtothepromotion,organizationanddiversificationoftheArtsinthecommunityofLethbridge.

BEAWARE-EnvironmentalScience&BiologyClub:Acollectiveofenvironmentallyconsciousindividualsraisingawarenessofenvironmentalissuesthroughactiveandcre-ativemeans.Asocialnetworksharingresourcesandskillsforenvironmentalscienceandbiologystudents.Agroupthatenjoysoutdoorpursuitsandsocialdebate.

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CalgaryManagementStudentSociety:MakesthetimestudentsspendattheCalgaryCampusoneoftherichestexperiencesoftheirlives,bothacademicallyandsocially.

CampusConservativeAssociation:Forconservativemindedstudentswithaninterestinpolitics.

CatholicCommunity:TheULCCisfocusedonbeingaCatholicsupportgroupforCatholicsoncampus.WeoffermanyeventsthroughouttheyearthatwillhelpstudentsgrowintheirfaithandmeetotherCatholics.

ChemistryandBiochemistryClub:Providesopportunitiesforsocializingwithprofessorsandpeersduringavarietyofacademicandsocialevents.

ClimbingClub:Aimstopromoteallformsofclimbing,whetherindoororoutdoor,whileenhancingphysicalfit-ness,healthandapositivesocialatmosphere.

ComputerScienceClub:Isinitiatedtoencouragemoreandmorestudentstoparticipateintheactivitiesproposedbytheclub.OurclubalsoincreasestheawarenessofcomputersciencefacilitiesintheUniversity.Weorganizeprogrammingsessionsforallthestudentswhoareinter-estedinparticipatinginprogrammingcontests.

CommunityofDiscoveringIslam:PromotingpeaceandknowledgeinanIslamicenvironment.

DecentBikingandSki:Toprovideopportunitiesformem-bersoftheUofLstudentbodytomeetandparticipatewith

like-mindedindividualsinthesportsofdownhill/crosscoun-trybiking,downhillskiingandsnowboarding.Theclubwillalsohosteventsandsocialfunctionstosubsidizemembersforschoolandclubskitrips.

EducationUndergraduateSociety:EUSisestablishedtopromoteanddevelopanalliancewiththeFacultyofEdu-cationandtheAlbertaTeachersAssociation.EUSactsasaliaisonbetweenstudentsandfacultyandstaffoftheFacultyofEducation.

EssinganDanceClub:Gettingtogethertolearnandper-formBikutSidance,aformofAfricandance.

FrenchClub:TogivealltheUniversityofLethbridgestudentstheopportunitytospeakFrenchandlearnaboutFrenchcultureinasocialenvironment.AllFrenchClubeventsaredesignedforalllevelsofFrenchfrombeginnertoFrancophone.

GayandLesbianIntegrityAssociation:WantstocreateapositivesafesocialgroupforGay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Trans-genderpersons.Aswellpromotingrespectandunder-standingbetweenmembersandnon-members.

GeographyClub:Organizesfieldtrips,socialeventsandotheractivities/excursionsforclubmembers.WealsoactasaliaisonbetweenfacultyandstudentswithintheGeog-raphyDepartment.

HealthSciencesUndergraduateAssociation:Existstopro-motesocialactivities,studentrepresentation,andinter

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actionamongHealthSciencesstudents,theirfamiliesandfriends.Italsoprovidesopportunitytodevelopprofession-alismandpromotestudentactivity.

HillelClub:AJewishStudentsAssociationoncampus,bringingtogetherJewishstudentsandnon-Jewishstudentsalike.TopromoteeducationaboutJudaismoncampus.

HipHopClub:Isopentoallthesewhoenjoydancingofanysortorhavethedesiretolearntodance.Allarewelcome.We’reaboutdancing,goodtimes,friendsandlearning.

HistoryClub:TheHistoryclubisintendedtobringtogetherstudents,facultyandmembersofthecommunitywhohaveaninterestinHistory.

ImprovClub:Toprovidestudentswithanoutlettolearnandpracticetheskillsassociatedwithimprovisationaltheatre.

Inter-VarsityChristianFellowship:Aninterdenominational,studentrunclub,committedtoservingtheUniversityofLethbridgecommunitybymeetingtheeverydayneedsofpeopleandteachingthemhowtodevelopdynamic,mean-ingfulrelationshipswithstudents,facultyandJesusChrist.Wantingeveryonetodiscoverthelifetheycanhaveinhim.

InternationalStudentsAssociation:Astudentrunclubcre-atedforstudentstointermingleintoCanadianSocietyandalsofortheCanadianstolearnaboutothercultures.

JapaneseAnimationandMangaSociety:AnorganizationpromotingtheappreciationofJapanesecultureandfurther-ingourunderstandingofitthroughviewinganimationandreadingManga.

KinesiologyandPhysicalEducationSociety:Agrouptoprovidekinesiology,physicaleducationandexercisesci-encestudentswithvariousopportunitieswithinthehealthandwellnessfields.Weprovidestudentswithvolunteerpositions,leadershipopportunitiesandinformationregard-ingpotentialcareeroptionswithaB.A/BscandBsc.Ex.Sci.

LawClub:Anextracurricularactivitydesignedtoen-hancethemembersobjectiveofLawSchool.TheclubwillprovideinformationonLawSchoolapplicationprocesses,LSAT’s,LawSchool,differentstreamsoflawandthehap-peningsoflawingeneral.

ManagementStudents’Society:Astudentrunassociationthatisdedicatedtoprovidingandcreatinggrowth,leader-shipandnetworkingopportunitiesforstudentsincoopera-tionwiththeFacultyofManagementandthecommunity.MSSprovidesservicestoenhanceandassistthelearningexperiencesofstudents,assisttheFacultyofManagementandcreateapleasantandcooperativesocialatmosphereamongstudentsandfaculty.

MatureStudentsClub:Aninformalgroupofstudentswhowishtoenhancetheexperienceofstudentswhoarereturningtoschoolafteranextendedabsence.GatheringtogetherinasocialenvironmentthemembersofMSCwill

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provideguidance,friendshipandadvicetoeachotherandhavefunalongtheway.

MixedCurling:ProvidesanexcitingenvironmenttoenjoythegameofcurlingwhilegettingtoknowothermembersoftheUniversityofLethbridgecommunity.Theclubprovidesanexperiencethatwillberememberedyearsafteryouhavebeeninvolved.

ModelUnitedNations:Dedicatedtomeetinganddiscuss-ingissuesandproblemsfacingmembercountriesbelong-ingtotheUnitedNations.TheClubattendsaconferenceeveryyearthatsimulatestheUnitedNations.

NativeAmericanStudentAssociation:Promotesinter-cul-turalrelations,unityamongstclubmembersandtoprovideallAboriginalstudentsastrongvoiceattheUniversityofLethbridge.NASAoffersthemembership,includingnon-natives,schoolspiritthroughactivities,eventsandaNASAlounge.NASALoungeislocatedinC480.NASAimple-mentsactivitiesthatshowcaseFirstNationstalentandallowsallUniversityofLethbridgestudentstolearnaboutNativetraditionsandculture.

OrganizationofResidenceStudents:WeprovidesafetyandsecuritytopeoplelivingwithintheUniversityofLeth-bridgeresidence,alongwithactivitiesandevents.

PhilosophyClub:Casualformatbaseddiscussionswithrefreshingbeverages.Non-philosophymajorswelcome.

PhysicalTheatreSociety:Agroupdevotedtoacademicenhancementandexplorationofcreativity.

PoliticalScienceAssociation:Providesengaging,excitingeventsforstudentswhoareinterestedinpoliticsorjustwanttohavesomefun.

PreVeterinaryClub:Aclubforpre-vetstudentsoranyoneinterestedinanimals.Providesmanybeneficialexperienc-esforanystudentapplyingintoaprofessionalprogram.

ProgrammingContestClub:Aclubwhichparticipatesincomputerprogrammingcontests.

PsychologyandNeuroscienceClub:Thisisagreatclubtogetinvolvedinifyouareapsychologyorneurosciencema-jor.Thereislotstodoalongwithsomeverycoolevents.Checkoutourwebsitehttp://people.uleth.ca/-panic.

Rotaract:Providestheopportunitytodevelopprofessionalandleadershipskills.WorksincooperationwithRotaryIn-ternationalclubsandmotivatedyoungpeopleforeventualmembershipinRotary.

SocietyforCreativeAnachronism:RecreatestheMiddleAges“astheyshouldhavebeen”,withfeasts,tournamentsandcompetitions.

SocialSciencesClub:Toprovideaforumforinterestedpartiestomeet,debate,discuss,andenjoymattersofinter-est.

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SpanishClub:Providesopportunitiesforstudentstoexpe-rienceandlearnaboutsocial,politicalandculturalissuesprevalentintheSpanishworld.TobridgeculturalgapsbetweenInternationalandCanadianstudents,aswelltoprovideanopportunityforthosestudentsstudyingSpanishtoimprovetheirlanguageskills.

StudentsforLife:Wascreatedtoraiseawarenessaboutlifeissuessuchasabortionandeuthanasia.WehopetotrainandequipPro-LifeleaderswithintheLethbridgeStudentsforLife(LSL)membershipanddirectthepublictovariouspro-liferesources.LSLwillbeholdingvariouseventsandactivitiesdirectedateducatingthegeneralstu-dentbodyonvarioustopicsandwillpromoteinitiativesoncampusthatpromoteandencouragepro-lifeobjectives.

Students’SocietyforReligiousStudies:Aimstoprovideanopenandinclusiveenvironmenttostudentsofallreligionsandallmajorstodiscussissuespertainingtoreligionandthestudyofreligion.

SurfClub:Anopportunityforpeopleinterestedinsurfingtolearnaboutandparticipateinthesportthroughanan-nualsurftrip,aswellasotheractivitiesandsocialeventsthroughouttheyear.

SocialWorkStudentSociety:AnactiveorganizationintheFacultyofSocialWork,withbranchesinCalgary,Leth-bridgeandEdmonton,SWSSactsasachannelforsocialworkstudentstoconnectwitheachother,thefacultyandstaffofthesocialworkprogram.SWSSalsoorganizesandparticipatesinmanyeventsthroughouttheacademicyear.SWSSprovidesafunandrelaxedenvironmentwhereallstudentsareencouragedtogetinvolved.

TrollsRugby:Aco-edsocialandrecreationalclubwithanobjectivetopromote,play,andcelebratethesportofrugbyinallitsaspects.Wetakeanylevelofplayers(eventhosewithnoexperience)andwewelcomesocialmembers.

TheatreArtsSociety:TopromotetheperformingartsofallformswithintheUniversitytothestudentsandthecommu-nity.TASalsomakesiteasyforthemembersofthetheatrecommunitytocometogetherevenwithoutatheatrevenue.

TutoringClub:Matchesupwilling,volunteerUniversitystudentswithyouthinthepublicschoolsystemthatdesirestudyhelp.Theseinteractionsshouldcreateahigherlevelofacademicachievementinthestudentandasuccessfulexperienceforthetutor.

VerusumCollection:PromotescollectiveshowsattheUniversityofLethbridge,getinvolvedinthecommunity,andhavefellowshipactivities.Written by the corresponding club executive member.

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LAURENCE DECORE AWARDS

Theseawardswereestablishedin200�bytheGovernmentofAlberta,inhonoroftheLiberalProvincialleaderLau-renceDecore.Thisscholarshiprecognizespost-secondarystudentswhohavedemonstratedoutstandingdedicationandleadershipinstudentclubs,studentgovernment,col-legelife,andcommunityinvolvement.

Awarded to:LeighAnnSomers,KatrinaPerehudoff,ChaseMcMurren,JoanneLuu,NafisaJadavji,NataliaSzpakowski.

STUDENTS’ UNION BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

TheStudents’Unionmakesavailable$8,000.00inscholar-shipsandbursarieseachyearfortheUniversityofLeth-bridgestudents.Theyhaveawiderangeofqualificationstoaccommodateavarietyofcircumstances.Theyareasfollows;TheCommunityServiceAwardScholarship,Students’UnionBursary,Students’UnionEmergencyBursary,Students’UnionPlacementBursary,Students’UnionPart-TimeScholarship,Students’UnionInternationalTravelScholarship,Students’UnionScholarship,Students’UnionCoca-ColaScholarship,Students’UnionCoca-ColaBursary,Students’UnionCoca-ColaNorthScholarship.

STUDENTS’ UNION AWARDS

John Brocklesby Students’ Union Award of Excellence:ThisisaprestigiousawardpresentedtotheUniversityofLethbridgeStudents’UnionGeneralAssemblymember

whohasmadethemostsignificantcontributiontotheStu-dents’Union,thestudentsoftheUniversityofLethbridgeandtheuniversitycommunity.

Awarded to: JJMachalski-FacultyofManagement RepresentativeandDirector.

JJwasPresidentoftheModelUnitedNationsclub.HespearheadedtheorganizationoftheirconferencetriptoOt-tawa,whichincludedfundraisingofover$��,000.00.Thiseventwasverysuccessful.JJisalwayswillingtogotheextramileforanyonewhoasksforhishelp.HeorganizedthePublicInterestAlbertaResearchGroupconferenceandvolunteeredattheStudents’UnionreceptiondeskeveryFridayafternoon.

Bill Chapman Students’ Union Certificate of Distinction:ThisisanannualawardpresentedtotheUniversityofLeth-bridgestudent,orstudents,whohaveshownthemostin-novationintheareaofstudentaffairs,wellness,oranothernotablefield,overthepastyear.

Awarded to: DustinFuller-VPAcademicand NafisaJadavji-ArtsandScience Representative.

Dustinhasdisplayedexemplaryservicewithgradeap-peals,ElectionCanada,AviLewisspeakerseries,andoveralldedicationtostudentsattheUniversityofLeth-bridge.Ifastudentcameintohisofficethatstudentbe-camehisnumberonepriority.

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NafisawasthePresidentofthePsychologyandNeuro-scienceClubandakeymemberoftheStudents’UnionFoodBankCommittee.Sheisastrongsupporterofanoncampusdaycareandhasdonealottogetthisissuerecognized.NafisaisahighlyinvolvedGAmemberandinmostmeetingsshebringsavoiceofreason.

The Students’ Union Helping Hand Award:ThisisanannualawardpresentedtoaUniversityofLethbridgefacultyorstaffemployeethathasmadethemostsignificantandlastingcontributiontotheUniversityofLethbridgeStudents’Unionandtheirmembersoverthepastacademicyear.

Awarded to:DonellaGlynn-Caretaking

Therehasn’tbeenatimewhenI’vecomeacrossDonellawhereshehasn’tsmiledherbeautifulsmileandaskedmehowIamdoing.Sheisanextremelydedicatedindividualandprovidesuswithtoolsandhelpsoutwheneverthereisanextrataskathand.Wecouldn’trunthisplaceasef-fectivelywithouther.

Honorable mention: CalvinTothCurriculumRe-DevelopmentCentre

CalvindoesallthemediaworkfortheUniversityofLeth-bridgeandtheStudents’Union.HeisalwayswillingtohelptheStudents’Unionwithanyprojectandisanaturaltroubleshooterforanyproblemswecomeacross.Ifthereisanyonewhoneedstechsupportanytime,Calvinisthefirsttocometomind.

The Students’ Union Employee of the Year Award:ThisisanannualawardpresentedtotheStudents’Unionemployeewhohasdemonstratedthemostoutstandingcontributionandethicstoourorganizationoverthepastyear.

Awarded to:JonOxley-GeneralManager

Whatcanwesayaboutthispersonthathasn’tbeensaidbefore.Idon’tknowaboutyoubutwhenwelookupULSUinthedictionaryweseeapictureofJonOxley.HeistheomnipotentdeityoftheStudents’Union.

The Students’ Union Student Employee of the Year Award:ThisisanannualawardpresentedtotheStudents’Unionstudentemployeewhohasdemonstratedthemostout-standingcontributionandethicstoourorganizationoverthepastyear.ThisindividualpersonifiesthevaluesoftheUniversityofLethbridgeStudents’Unioninallhis/heren-deavorsandisenrolledasafull-timestudentattheUniver-sityofLethbridge.

Awarded to:JacobQuinlan-ZooBartender

JacobhasbeenattheUniversityofLethbridgesince200�andhascontributedimmenselytotheStudents’UnionoverthepasttwoyearsworkingintheZoo.HeisconstantlylookingtobettertheStudents’Unionandtobringhisfellowstudentsagoodtime.Hedefinitelydeservesthisaward.

Honorable mention:RobertTrinhChiefReturningOfficer

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RoberthasbeenourChiefReturningOfficerfortwoyearsinarow.Heisaverydedicatedindividualandhasdoneagreatjoborganizingalltheelectionevents.Heisveryoutgoingandalwaysputsforthextraeffortinhisduties.

The Students’ Union Club of the Year Award:ThisisanannualawardpresentedtotheStudents’Unionratifiedclubthathasdemonstratedthemostoutstandingeffortanddedicationinitsendeavorsoverthepastyear.

Awarded to: TheUniversityofLethbridgeRotaractClub

Thisyeartherewasarecordnumberofclubsoncampus.Manyofwhichcontributedgreatlytotheschoolandthecommunity.However,therewasonethatstoodoutabovetherest.ItwasrunbythreelovelyladieswhoputmoreeffortintoworkingwiththeStudents’Unionandthecommu-nitythanIcanimagine.Theyorganizedeventsthatraisedmanythousandsofdollarsforavarietyofgoodcauses.Abigthankyoutothisclubfordisplayingsuchagreatexample.

The Students’ Union Legacy Award:ThisisanannualawardpresentedtotheStudents’UnionPresidentatthecloseofhis/hertermpendingsuccessfulcompletion.

Awarded to:TylerTanner-President

Tyler,ourfaithfulPresident,didagreatjobofkeepingtheGeneralAssemblymeetingsundercontrol.Hewasaveryprofessionalspokespersonandwasalwayslookingoutfortheinterestsofstudents.

Outstanding Dedication Award:Inspecialrecognitionforoutstandingdedicationtothestu-dentsoftheUniversityofLethbridge.

Awarded to: AndrewFarrow-ZooBartender

Thisindividualisextremelyhonestandhardworking.Heisalwaysreadytosayakindword.HehastakenakeeninterestintheStudents’UnionthroughhisjobintheZooandinthepoliticalsideofthings.Andrewalwayshasthestudentsinterestsatheart.

Continued Support Award:ForcontinuedsupporttotheStudents’UnionoftheUniver-sityofLethbridge.

Awarded to:AnnePike-InsuranceandRiskManagement

AnnehasdedicatedherselftotheUniversityofLethbridgeandtohelpingstudents.ShehashelpedtheStudents’Uniononmanydifferentprojectsandhasalwaysdonesowithasmile.Sheknowsherjobinsideandoutandwecannotthankherenoughforbeingavailablewhenweneedher.

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QUESTION AND ANSWERS

Dustin Fuller - Vice President Academic

Q:“Whatchallengedyouthemostduringyourterm?”

A: Findingwaystogetmorestudentsinvolvedandinformedofissuesthattrulyhaveanimpactontheirpostsecondaryeducation.

Q:“Whatadvicedoyouhaveforyoursuccessor?”

A:PatienceisaVirtue!Makesurethatyoualwayshavestudentinterestsatheartandneverbedis-couragedtokeepfightingthegoodfighttoaccom-plishgoalsorinitiativesthatyoubelievewillbenefitothers.

Nafisa Jadavji - Arts and Science Representative

Q:“Whatchallengedyouthemostduringyourterm?”

A:Themostchallengingthingduringmytermwasunderstandingwhereeveryonewascomingfromoncertainissuesliketheon-campusdaycare.

Q:“Whatadvicedoyouhaveforyoursuccessor?”

A:Don’tgettoomuchofanego,workhard,staydedi-catedandremembertohavefun!

Mark Hudson - Calgary Campus Representative

Q:“Whatchallengedyouthemostduringyourterm?”

A: ThemainchallengesthatIfacedthistermwasthatIfoundeventhemostbasictaskswouldbecomedifficultwhenIhadfewerhumanresourcestopoolfrom.WhenDanaCorbin(Nate)leftinSeptembertopursueheradvertisingcareer,the�monthsthatittooktofindareplacementseverelyhamperedsomeofmyefforts.ThiswasevidentespeciallywhenitcametoplanningeventsasIwaseitheras-sistingotherswithHealthPlanmattersorjusttryingtofigureoutmyfootinginmypositionasarep.

Q:“Whatadvicedoyouhaveforyoursuccessor?”

A: SinceIammyownsuccessorasIwillbereturningtooffice,oneofthelessonsIlearnedwasthatinordertoperformanyfutureinitiatives,Ihavetobeabletosecurethehumanresourcecomponentpri-ortoevensubmittingaproposal,asitistheman-powerthatwillmakeorbreakanevent.Ialsohavetoresearchwhatbasictrendsandstatisticsareoncampussuchaswhenthemajorityofclasseshavemidterms,whattheratiooffemaletomalestudentsare,whatclassroomshaveclassesonSaturdaysorevenexternalfactorssuchaswhatdealscanthecateringserviceprovideshouldImovethetimeonmyhands.

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Beingasatellitecampus,onealsohastoacceptthattheavailablyofspaceisn’talwaysadvanta-geous.Thisscenarioisanalogoustoastudentwhorentsoutspaceinanotherpersonshouse.Ifyouwanttothrowapartyinoneoftherooms,youhavetoacceptthatthehostmaynotallowyoutothrowitintheroomthatyouwouldmostlikeandsoyoumustworkaroundit.

Suzanne Olchawecki - Health Sciences Representative

Q:“Whatchallengedyouthemostduringyourterm?”

A: ThemostchallengingaspectofmytermwithintheGeneralAssemblywasattemptingtojugglemypracticumwithmeetings.AsafourthyearnursingstudentmostofmysemesterisspentinpracticumplacementswithintheChinookHealthRegion.ThismakesattendingmeetingsdifficultespeciallyiftheplacementisnotwithinLethbridge.

Q:“Whatadvicedoyouhaveforyoursuccessor?”

A: DoyourbesttobalanceyouracademicschedulewiththedutiesrequiredofyouasamemberoftheGeneralAssembly.Butmostofallhavefun!EnjoyyourtimeontheGeneralAssembly.YougettomeetgreatindividualsanddevelopfriendshipsthatcanlastwellbeyondyourtimeattheUniversity.

Ben Hart - Fine Arts Representative

Q:“Whatchallengedyouthemostduringyourterm?”

A:Thebiggestchallengetoanyrepistoattempttorepresenttheviewsoftheirconstituents,getinvolvedinclubsacrossyourfaculty,andtalktoasmanypeopleaspossible.

Q:“Whatadvicedoyouhaveforyoursuccessor?”

A:Gettoknowthebylawsandpolicies,aswellasRobert’sRulesofOrder.Sitonasmanycommit-teesaspossibleandtalkwiththeExecutiveoften,informationisyourgreatesttool.Thefull-timestaffAREtheStudents’Union,theyofferawealthofexperience.

Grant Paul - Residence Representative

Q:“Whatchallengedyouthemostduringyourterm?”

A:Themostchallengingthingduringmytermwasfindingabalancebetween,Students’Unionbusi-ness,theORSexecutiveresponsibilities,academiclife,andpersonal/sociallife.Ittooksometimetofeelouthowmuchtimeandinvolvementwasrequiredandnecessarytomaintainallareasoflifeoncampus.

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Q:“Whatadvicedoyouhaveforyoursuccessor?”

A:Myadvicetonextyear’sResidenceRepistomakesureyoueducateyourselfontheissuesthatcomeupintheStudents’Union.It’stooeasytoshowupfortheGAmeetings,readtheagenda,listentowhateveryonehastosayandcastyourvote.Itishowevernotthewisestwaytogoandyouwouldbedoinganinjusticetothepeoplethatyouarevotingonbehalfof,bynotmakinganefforttobeinformed.

Nic Barker - Arts and Science Representative

Q:“Whatchallengedyouthemostduringyourterm?”A:Ibelievewhatchallengedmemostwasmyinability

tostay�00%drivenatalltimesonallissues.Ulti-mately,thispositiontakestimeandcommittment

tobehighlyeffectiveonbehalfofthestudents-at-large.IbelievethatthiscanbeaddressedwithbetterencouragementanddrivefromtheExecutiveCouncilmembers.

Q:“Whatadvicedoyouhaveforyoursuccessor?”

A:Nomatterwhat,whenyouaresittingattheGeneralAssemblytableyouhaveavote,pleasemakeyour-selfinformedonthevoteandifyouhavesome-thingtosaythensayitanddon’tbiteyourtongue.However,mostimportantlypleasedonotABSTAINwhenitcomestovotingyouhavetovoteonbehalfofyourconstituency,pleasedonotletthemdown.BEINFORMED!

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BeingaStudents’UnionPresidentrequiresalotoftime,energyanddedicationtostudentissuesattheUniversityofLethbridge.Withdeterminationandlonghoursputintothebettermentofstudentlife,eachpassingStudents’UnionCouncilleavesalegacyofresolutionsuniquetotheirownparticularterminoffice.

ThefollowingisalistofpastStudents’UnionPresidents,eachofwhomhasdevotedtheirtermtoaddressstudentissuesthroughoutcampus.

2005/2006 TylerTanner2004/2005 LoraleeEdwards2003/2004 PaulDaniels2002/2003 MelaneeThomas2001/2002 MatthewMcHugh2000/2001 DezmondBelzeck1999/2000 BonnieAndrokovich1998/1999 RyanDunford1997/1998 JonWescott1996/1997 JasonShriner1995/1996 ArthurWong1994/1995 HumbertoAspillaga1993/1994 PoulMark1992/1993 JustinPenny1991/1992 DavidLegg1990/1991 TerryWhitehead1989/1990 JonOxley1988/1989 JonOxley1987/1988 JasonSlemko1986/1987 DanLaplante1985/1986 AaronEngen1984/1985 TracyHembroff1983/1984 MikeMcPhail�984 LarryGlazer1982/1983 ChuckCosgrove1981/1982 BarryWeintraub

1980/1981 RudyPeters1979/1980 AlanMurray1978/1979 PatDortch1977/1978 HowardReid1976/1977 WayneMacKay1975/1976 LeeEns1974/1975 DarrylRoss1973/1974 KhymGoslin1972/1973 JesseSnow1971/1972 KenRunge1970/1971 RobinDann1969/1970 LamontNielson1968/1969 RichardWutzke1967/1968 JohnBrocklesby

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INCOMING COUNCIL FOR 2006/2007

ThestaffattheStudents’UnionandthestudentsoftheUniversitycommunitycanlookforwardtofreshgoalsandideasaswewelcomeinournewgroupofStudentCouncilmembers.

Executive Council

PresidentDustin Fuller

VicePresidentAcademicCharlotte Kingston

VicePresidentAdministrationJoanne Luu

VicePresidentInternalAffairsRichie Evans

General Assembly

ArtsandScienceRepresentativesNic BarkerJeremy GirardSamantha LeCerfAngela NgOsman ShahTrish Harper

EducationRepresentativeRicardo Avelar

FineArtsRepresentativeAndy Davies

ManagementRepresentativeJJ Machalski

ResidenceRepresentativeEric Hawthorne

CalgaryCampusRepresentativeMark Hudson

EdmontonCampusRepresentativeJason Rumer

BoardofGovernorsRepresentativeChristopher Ng

ThefollowingpositionwillbeavailableforthestudentbodytorunintheSeptember2006By-election:

HealthScienceRepresentativeVacant

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